Link to Apply Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Program 2025

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for Master’s and Doctoral Scholarship Presented by Government of Ireland in All disciplines, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Required Languages: English

Eligible Countries: All World Countries

• Applicant must have a first class or upper second class honours bachelor’s, or the (equivalent) degree. If undergraduate examination results are not known at the time of application, the Council may make a provisional offer of a scholarship on condition that the scholar’s bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree result is a first class or upper second-class honours. If a scholar does not have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree, they must possess a master’s degree. The Council’s determination
  of an applicant’s eligibility on these criteria is final.
• Applicant must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the scheme, including strategic partner themes within the scheme.
• Applicant must be a new entrant to the degree for which they are to receive Council funding and have been formally accepted by the relevant department or school.
• Applicants applying for a research master’s scholarship, must not currently hold, or have previously held, a Council Postgraduate Scholarship
• Applicants applying for a PhD degree scholarship, must not currently hold or have previously held, any Council Postgraduate Scholarship other than those which would enable them to obtain a research master’s degree.
• Applicants will fall under one of two categories based on nationality and residency.
• For category I, applicants must meet BOTH of the following criteria: be a citizen of a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland AND have been ordinarily resident in an EEA member state or Switzerland for a continuous period of 3 of the 5 years preceding October 1st.

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Assessment Criteria

• 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 sport;
• 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.

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