Irish Government Postgraduate Scholarships
The programme provides outstanding students with the opportunity to direct their own research at the early-career stage, working with a supervisor, in their chosen area of interest. The Government of Ireland, through its Department of Education and Skills is providing a funding opportunity for postgraduate students to study in Ireland with several benefits. This program was initiated in the year 2018, and a total of 1,193 postgraduate scholars have benefited from this scholarship scheme
Some of the features of this scholarship program are;
- an objective selection process using international, independent expert peer review;
- funding across all disciplines, from archaeology to zoology;
- individual, prestigious awards for excellent research in the name of the applicant;
- awards for bottom-up, non-directed research, with the exception of those funded by our strategic funding partners.
Scholarship Sponsor
Government of Ireland.
Host Universities
Universities in Ireland.
Scholarship Type
Fully Funded Scholarships.
Scholarship level
Masters and PhD programs
Subject Eligibility
All subject and research areas.
Country Eligibility
Domestic and International students.
Scholarship Benefits
- a stipend of €16,000 per annum
- a contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum
- eligible direct research expenses of €2,250 per annum
Application Timelines:
| Deadline | Date |
| Call open | 5 September 2019 |
| FAQ deadline | 24 October 2019 |
| Applicant deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 31 October 2019 |
| Supervisor and referee deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 7 November 2019 |
| Research office endorsement deadline | 16:00 (Irish time) 14 November 2019 |
| Call outcome | End of March 2020 |
| Scholarship start date | 1 September 2020 |
NOTE:
- Potential applicants should read the 2020 Terms and Conditions carefully to ascertain whether or not they are eligible to apply.
- Indicative versions of the applicant, supervisor and referee forms are provided for information purposes only.
- All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system.
Application Link: http://research.ie/funding/goipg/