Research Ireland, as a strategic partner with the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, runs a national selection process. Eligible research bodies may nominate up to three researchers at postgraduate and/or postdoctoral level who will be considered by Research Ireland’s panel of international assessors to attend the 75^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

A maximum of three shortlisted candidates will be nominated to the international selection process, which is conducted by the Lindau Review Panel. This panel makes the final selection from up to 1,500 profiles for every meeting before choosing the top applicants who will receive an invitation to attend. Taking into account the national selection procedures worldwide, in excess of 20,000 young researchers apply to attend each meeting.

Research Ireland nominees who are successful in the international selection process and receive an invitation to the 75^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will receive an award which comprises €500 to cover their travel expenses for attending the meeting.

Applications are welcomed from postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers working at the intersection of at least two Nobel Laureate disciplines (physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine) or at the intersection of one Nobel Laureate discipline and another discipline from the social or natural sciences. Those interested in applying should be nominated by their eligible research body.

Eligible research bodies may nominate up to three researchers for each meeting. Every nomination must consist of:

• the nominee’s curriculum vitae;
• a statement of motivation from the nominee (half page in length) which should explain briefly why they think that participation would be beneficial to them, their research, career and host organisation;
• a letter of recommendation (one page in length) from a highly qualified scientist who is either in a supervisory role for the nominee’s project; or who may be well acquainted with their work; or who is a leading scholar in the field and is sufficiently knowledgeable about them. This letter should contain the formal letterhead of the organisation of the person signing the letter. Please ensure that the letter of recommendation is specific to the nominee; and
• a letter of endorsement from the host organisation, signed by their president and specific to the nominee applying.

Submissions should be made by the research office of your eligible research body in soft copy via email to lindau@researchireland.ie.

• Call open: 2nd September 2025
• Final day for institutions to nominate researchers: 9th October 2025, 16:00 Irish local time
• Final day for shortlisted researchers to upload their fully completed applications to their online Lindau profiles: End of October/November 2025
• Candidates notified of outcome: February/March 2026
• 75^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dates: 28th June to 3rd July 2026

His Excellency Michael D. Higgins, the President of Ireland, is patron of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Fellow Award.