Grants and Bursaries

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Current Grants and Bursaries

International Conference Bursary

Irish College of GPs bursaries available for presentation at the upcoming International conference of relevance to general practice

As part of the Irish College of GPs ongoing work to support research in general practice in Ireland, the college is offering a limited number of restricted educational bursaries up to a maximum of €500 for the College members/trainees who have been accepted for oral or poster presentation at the EGPRN, WONCA or another international conference of relevance to general practice. In order to avail of this bursary, please forward the abstract you submitted, confirmation of acceptance from the conference organising committee and evidence of other grant courses (the latter is for information purposes and does not influence our decision) to research@icgp.ie.

You must apply for the bursary at least two weeks in advance of the respective meeting. Please note that within one week of sending in your application, you will be notified of receipt by Emma Smith. If you do not receive this confirmation receipt email, please phone Emma on 01-6763705.

Dr John Carroll Grant for Research in Rural General Practice

Applications for the 2026 Dr John Carroll Grant for research in rural general practice are open. 

This grant is specifically offered for research focused on a topic related to rural general practice. Applicants must be members of the Irish College of GPs or a GP trainee.  

This grant has been kindly supported by Dr John Carroll's family in collaboration with the Irish College of GPs.

To apply, please complete the proposal form and send it to research@icgp.ie by noon on Friday, 06 November 2026.