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Gradstart offers Local Enterprise Office client companies financial support to hire top graduate talent and develop a talent pipeline. One Irish or International graduate can be hired at any one time for a two-year period by companies. During the placement, the company must define the a project aligned to its growth plan for each graduate to complete. Graduates are also assigned an in-company mentor to support their development.
€30,000
(€15,000 per year) or 50% of
individual graduate salary
costs (whichever is lesser).
€42,000
(€21,000 per year on a
maximum allowable salary
of €30,000 per year) or 70%
of individual graduate salary
The graduate role must
clear requirement for
language proficiency.
All company applications for funding should be discussed with Finbar or Sinead in the Local Enterprise Office Clare prior to submission. All applications for Gradstart can be made throughout the year.
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