The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, which fully funds international students to study in Ireland, is now accepting applications. Candidates who meet the required credentials are invited to apply within the designated application period.
About Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate ScholarshipProgramme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, and managed by the Council.
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is unique in the Irish research landscape and complements other channels for funded postgraduate education in the Irish ecosystem. Among its features are:
- individual, prestigious awards for excellent research in the name of the applicant;
- an objective selection process using international, independent expert peer review;
- funding across all disciplines, from archaeology to zoology; and
- awards for bottom-up, non-directed research, with the exception of those funded by our strategic funding partners.
Our mandate
The IRC is an associate agency of the Department of Education and Skills, under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and has the following mandate:
- To fund excellent research within, and between, all disciplines, and in doing so to enhance Ireland’s international reputation as a centre for research and learning
- To support the education and skills development of excellent individual early-stage researchers and to cultivate agile independent researchers and thinkers, while offering a range of opportunities which support diverse career paths
- To enrich the pool of knowledge and expertise available for addressing Ireland’s current and future needs, whether societal, cultural or economic, and to deliver for citizens through collaboration and enabling knowledge exchange with Government departments and agencies, enterprise and civic society
- To provide policy advice on postgraduate education, and on more general research matters, to the HEA and other national and international bodies. In giving us this role, Government requested that particular attention be given to the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Brief Description
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Government of Ireland
Host Institution(s): Higher Institutions in Ireland
Scholarship Worth: See Award Benefits
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: Postgraduate
Nationality: International Students
Eligibility | Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
The following are indicative of the eligibility conditions for the 2023 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme.
- There is no age limit for applicants to be eligible for either programme type.
- All applicants must be affiliated with an eligible Irish higher education institution or research-performing organisation.
- Applications will only be accepted in either the Irish or English language
- Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the relevant programme, including to strategic partner themes. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their host institution or research topic since a previous submission.
Scholarship Benefits
- a stipend of €18,500 per annum;
- a contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum; and
- eligible direct research expenses of €3,250 per annum.
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How to apply
Potential applicants should read the call documentation carefully to ascertain whether or not they are eligible to apply. Indicative versions of the applicant and supervisor forms are provided for information purposes only. All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme Deadlines
| Call open | 16:00 (Irish time) 8 September 2022 |
| FAQ deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 13 October 2022 |
| Applicant deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 20 October 2022 |
| Supervisor deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 27 October 2022 |
| Research office endorsement deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 3 November 2022 |
| Call outcome | End of March 2023 |
| Award start date | 1 September 2023 |
Please note that the timings provided here are indicative and may be subject to change.
If you do not find the answer to your query in the call documentation, you should contact the research office in your proposed institution which will provide information and clarification on the call. Research offices can send any queries they are unable to clarify to postgrad@research.ie.