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Applications are Open for the Government of Ireland's International Education Scholarships




Date: September or October 2025


Place: Ireland


Mode: In-person


Last Date of Application: 5 March 2025


Link to Apply:



The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) programme supports high-calibre international students who wish to study at NFQ levels 9 or 10 (master’s, postgraduate diploma or PhD) in Ireland. The programme is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) and managed by the Higher Education Authority. Under the initiative, 60 scholarships are awarded each year for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10.


What’s included?


A Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship consists of a stipend amounting to €10,000 for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10. The awardees’ host higher education institutions are required to give a full fee waiver to the awardees for the year of their scholarship. Successful scholars will be expected to commence their studies in either September or October 2025.


Eligibility:


  • In order to be eligible for a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship,

  • applicants must have a domiciliary of origin outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Candidates will first need to apply for admission to a relevant master’s, postgraduate diploma or PhD programme offered by an eligible higher education institution as per that institution’s admission procedures.

  • Applicants must have a conditional or final offer of admission to that higher education institution at the time of applying for the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship and will be required to submit a copy of the same.

  • Prospective candidates who have previously held a GOI-IES scholarship are not eligible to apply.

  • Russian and Belarussian nationals are not eligible to apply.


Assessment process:


Applicants are expected to demonstrate-


  • a record of outstanding academic achievement;

  • excellent communication skills;

  • participation in extracurricular activities, for example, humanitarian work, politics, arts or sports;

  • a strong rationale for pursuing their study in Ireland that indicates how a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship would align with their longer-term goals.





We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - goi-ies@hea.ie

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