Annual Naughton Fellowships are open for applications
The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for The Naughton Fellowships. Now in its seventeenth year, the Naughton Fellowship program provides opportunities for students and faculty from some of Ireland's leading research universities and the University of Notre Dame to experience international education in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines.
Speaking about the program, Brian Baker, Coleman Professor of Life Sciences and chair of the Naughton Fellowship Committee, said, "A Naughton Fellowship offers the invaluable opportunity to foster new relationships and facilitate a rich exchange of knowledge and culture. I strongly encourage all qualified faculty and students to apply to be a part of this tradition and continue to strengthen connections between Irish universities and the University of Notre Dame."
Applications to the following programs are encouraged:
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Ten-week research experiences for ND students are available at Dublin City University (DCU), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University College Cork (UCC), University College Dublin (UCD), and the University of Galway (UG). Fellowships include airfare, accommodation, health insurance, a stipend, and cultural enrichment programming. All applications are due by Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Ten-week research experiences for Irish students from DCU, TCD, UCC, UCD, and UG are available at ND. Fellowships include a stipend for travel and living expenses. To be considered, please contact your faculty supervisor in Ireland, as they will select students to put forward. All student names must be submitted by Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Faculty who wish to submit a proposed research project for consideration by the REU students should also do so by Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
ND students can apply for an instructional (taught) or research master’s degree at DCU, TCD, UCC, UCD, or UG. Fellowships include a full tuition waiver, as well as a stipend for living expenses, plus cultural enrichment programming. All applications are due by Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Irish students from DCU, TCD, UCC, UCD, or UG can apply for a master’s degree in Notre Dame’s Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence Master’s (ESTEEM) Program. Fellowships include a full tuition waiver, a full health insurance subsidy for the sponsored student insurance plan, and a stipend for living expenses, plus access to cultural enrichment programming. All applications are due by Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
This program aims to catalyze and support faculty collaborations and student training, in order to advance collaborative research and foster deeper and stronger ties between Irish research institutions, DCU, TCD, UCC, UCD, or UG and ND, as well as between the two countries. All applications are due by Friday, April 10, 2026.
About The Naughton Fellowships
The Naughton Fellowships allow researchers with a background in, or aptitude for, STEM fields to experience international research and educational opportunities through a funded exchange program involving the University of Notre Dame and some of Ireland’s leading research universities. Irish undergraduates and master’s students can come to Notre Dame on the fellowship, while Notre Dame undergraduates and master’s students can travel to Ireland to study and complete research. Faculty from the two countries can also participate in funded research collaborations. For more information, including full application details on each of the available programs, please visit the Naughton Fellowships website.
Originally published by at naughton.nd.edu on October 06, 2025.
Latest Research
- Sustainability Research Fellows present findings on sustainable practices from EuropeOn October 30, 2025, the Nanovic Sustainability Research Fellows came together to share their findings from their semester-long research projects conducted across Europe. This session was chaired by Eamon Ryan, Ireland’s former Minister for the Environment, Climate, and Communications…
- Building connections: RCLC students design birdhouses for Habitat familiesA collaboration between the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) and the University of Notre Dame’s Art, Art History, and Design Department is equipping local students with valuable technical skills while contributing to…
- Notre Dame's Rad Lab shepherds in next generation of radiation research with historic expertiseWhen the Radiation Research Building was blessed by Father Theodore Hesburgh during its dedication on September 1, 1963, then-Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn Seaborg heralded the new laboratory as the nation’s foremost center for the production of scientists in the highly specialized…
- Notre Dame Research, Under Armour reach historic partnership to pursue innovations in materials, data analytics and human performanceOver the next decade, both organizations will co-invest in research initiatives that span multiple colleges and disciplines, and allow Notre Dame’s faculty, staff and student researchers to work alongside Under Armour personnel to identify research questions and design solutions for impact on campus and beyond.
- Bridging the gap between people and planet: Notre Dame hosts National Sustainability ConferenceMore than 375 sustainability professionals gathered at the University of Notre Dame on October 20–23, 2025 for the second annual conference of the National Sustainability Society. The theme running through every session, informal conversation and keynote address was clear: a just and sustainable future requires the flourishing of both people and the planet.
- Internationally recognized physician Tom Catena to visit Notre DamePhysician, humanitarian and medical missionary Dr. Tom Catena will visit the University of Notre Dame on Nov. 12 (Wednesday) to deliver the 2025 Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture at 5 p.m. in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium. Catena’s lecture, titled “Hope and Healing,” is also part of the 2025-26 Notre Dame Forum, which is organized around the theme “Cultivating Hope.”
