Government of Ireland Scholarship 2026 for Master

Eligibility Criteria

• There is no age limit for applicants to be eligible.
•  All applicants must be affiliated with an Eligible Research Body, who will be responsible for verifying all results from undergraduate or postgraduate degrees named in the application
• All applicants must have a first-class or upper second-class honours3 bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree. If the applicant does not have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent degree, they must possess a master’s degree.
• All applicants must be affiliated with an Eligible Research Body, which will be responsible for verifying all results from undergraduate or postgraduate degrees named in the application.
• Applications will only be accepted in either the Irish or English language.
• Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the programme. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their Eligible Research Body or research topic since a previous submission.
• Applicants must not be a permanent member of staff in either an Irish or international Research Body.
• All applications require a primary supervisor willing to guide the proposed research project. Research Ireland is not in a position to assist applicants in finding a primary supervisor for their application.

Application Process

Required Documents:

Applications must be submitted through the  SmartSimple platform.