High-achieving foreign students who want to pursue master’s or doctoral studies in Ireland get support from the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) program. The Higher Education Authority oversees the program, which the Irish government sponsors and runs in collaboration with Irish universities. Sixty full-time master’s or doctoral scholarships are given out annually as part of the initiative. Participants in the program can pursue any field of study.
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Benefits
- The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship entitles recipients to a stipend of €10,000 for a full year of master’s or doctoral studies.
- The host higher education institutions of the recipients must waive all their fees for the year of the grant. It is expected that successful scholars will begin their studies in September or October of 2024.
Requirements
- Candidates for a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship must be citizens of countries other than the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Union, or the European Economic Area.
- Under the admissions policies of the appropriate higher education institution, candidates must apply for admission to a master’s or doctoral program.
- The applicant must submit a copy of the conditional or final offer of admission to the higher education institution at the time of application.
- The offer letter must attest to the fact that the student, an international fee-paying student, has been extended an offer of enrollment in a full-time program.
Method of Application
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- To find out if they qualify to apply, prospective candidates should carefully review the call documentation.
- Please note that this is merely an indicative version of the application form.
- Applications must be submitted via the online portal.
- All applications require two references to be uploaded via the online portal.
- It is advised that applicants submit their applications well in advance of the deadline to prevent technical difficulties brought on by high server traffic on that day. Submissions are not accepted after the deadline has passed.
- Once an application has been filed, it cannot be changed.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate:
- a history of exceptional academic success;
- outstanding ability to communicate;
- proof of involvement in extracurricular activities, such as political activism, humanitarian service, the arts, or sports; and
- a compelling justification for studying in Ireland that shows how receiving an International Education Scholarship from the Government of Ireland would advance their long-term objectives.
The appropriate higher education institutions will receive the applications first, review them for eligibility, and shortlist candidates based on how well they correspond with institutional strategy goals. An impartial group of foreign assessors will then evaluate the applications that made the shortlist. The call document contains all of the information on the assessment procedure.
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