Scholarship Opportunities

Under the Teagasc Walsh Scholarships Programme, a number of postgraduate opportunities in agriculture, horticulture, food, agri-food economics, rural development and rural environment, as well as specific topics are advertised over a number of months. 

There are currently a number of current opportunities advertised and further opportunities yet to be advertised.  See below regarding these opportunities.

Prospective Scholars

For informal enquires and further information regarding a specific opportunity, please complete this Expressions of Interest Form and email to the supervisors directly.

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Please view The Walsh Scholarships for further information on this postgraduate programme.

Current Opportunities:

Additional Opportunities:

Walsh Scholarship Number: 2020038
Duration - 4 Year Structured PhD
Title: Spatial Optimisation for Indicative Land Uses; a soil-climate based assessment
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Walsh Scholarship Number: 2021047
Duration - 4 Year Structured PhD
Title: Assessing the impact of IPM on the economic and environmental sustainability of crop farming
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Walsh Scholarship Number: 2021048
Duration - 4 Year Structured PhD
Title: INZAC II: The integration of New Zealand genetics into the Irish national flock
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Walsh Scholarship Number: 2021063
Duration - 4 Year Structured PhD
Title: Quantification of Carbon fluxes from organic and organo-mineral soils
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Walsh Scholarship Number: 2021068
Duration - 4 Year Structured PhD
Title: Effect of genetic potential for carcass fatness and sward species composition on methane emissions and the composition and functionality of the rumen microbiome in beef cattle
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Walsh Scholarship Number: 2021071
Duration - 4 Year Structured PhD
Title: Nutrient loss from poorly drained soils and land drainage systems and the potential for loss mitigation
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