Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships 2025 for Master

  •  Master
  •  05-Mar-2025
  •   Ireland
  • $$  €10,000

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

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 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 same.
  • Prospective candidates who have previously held a GOI-IES scholarship are not eligible to apply. In the context of the continued aggression of Russia in Ukraine, Russian and Belarussian nationals are not eligible to apply.
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Offered Benefits

  • A Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship consists of a stipend amounting to €10,000 for one year of full-time study at master’s or PhD level. 
  • The awardees’ host higher education institutions are required to give a full fee waiver to the awardees for the year of their scholarship.

Application Process

Go to Government of Ireland Postgraduate Programme on to apply
  • Potential applicants should read the call documentation carefully to ascertain whether they are eligible to apply.
  • Applications must be submitted via  the online portal.
  • All applications require two references to be uploaded by the applicants via the online portal. It is recommended that candidates submit their applications well before the deadline, to avoid technical issues due to heavy server traffic on the respective day.
  • Applications cannot be submitted once the deadline has passed.
  • No alterations can be made to an application once it has been submitted.
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