Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2018
213. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in State-funded third level education facilities who undertook doctoral research in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number of these who were State funded. [26791/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere were a total of 8,357 students enrolled on PhD programmes in the 2016/17 academic year. Of this figure, year one enrolments were 1,537 full-time PhD students and 269 part-time PhD students. Final figures for the 2017/18 academic year are not yet available.
PhD funded scholarships are available from a number of bodies, including the Irish Research Council, Science Foundation Ireland, Health Research Board etc. The Irish Research Council, which is funded by my Department, currently funds some 838 PhD students.
