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Ireland
# **Ireland: Scholarships**
Scholarship programmes you can apply for in Ireland and their application routes.
## **Scholarships**
**master's (NFQ 9), postgraduate diploma or PhD (NFQ 10)****Direct application**
### **Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES)**
Government of Ireland, managed by the Higher Education Authority with participating institutions
- **Coverage**
- EUR 10,000 stipend for one year of full-time study plus full fee waiver by the host institution; 60 awards per year
- **Deadline**
- 2026 call closed 12 March 2026, 5pm Irish time (results early June); next call dates not yet published
- **Eligibility**
- Domiciled outside EU/EEA, Switzerland and UK; conditional or final offer from an eligible Irish institution required at application; previous awardees not eligible; Russian and Belarusian nationals not eligible; two references.
[Source](https://hea.ie/policy/international-education/goi-ies/)
**undergraduate****Via the university**
### **TCD Global Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship**
Trinity College Dublin
- **Coverage**
- EUR 2,000-5,000 off year-one tuition depending on region
- **Deadline**
- 2026/27 round: Africa 1 May, Americas 1 Apr, SE Asia & Oceania 15 Jul, other regions 15 Jun 2026
- **Eligibility**
- Non-EU fee status; excludes Medicine, Dentistry, Acting, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Computer Science & Statistics; China excluded (Claddagh scholarship instead).
[Source](https://tcd.ie/study/international/scholarships/undergraduate/geug.php)
**undergraduate and graduate taught****Via the university**
### **UCD Global Excellence Scholarship**
University College Dublin
- **Coverage**
- 50% or 100% tuition
- **Deadline**
- 2026/27 round closed 1 Feb / 28 Feb / 31 Mar 2026 by region; 2027/28 opens November 2026, dates TBC
- **Eligibility**
- Non-EU fee rate; must hold a UCD offer; separate application required.
[Source](https://www.ucd.ie/global/study-at-ucd/scholarshipsfinances/scholarships/globalexcellencescholarships/)
**undergraduate/graduate (programme dependent)****Via the university**
### **UCD International Student Scholarship (ISS)**
University College Dublin
- **Deadline**
- No application; assessed at point of offer
- **Eligibility**
- Some programmes excluded; amount in T&C PDF not retrieved.
[Source](https://www.ucd.ie/global/study-at-ucd/scholarshipsfinances/scholarships/)
**master's, higher diploma, PG diploma****Via the university**
### **UCC international postgraduate GPA-based scholarship**
University College Cork
- **Coverage**
- 20% for 1H1-equivalent GPA (other bands not retrieved)
- **Eligibility**
- Applies to international (non-EU) students on the 2027/28 fee schedule.
[Source](https://www.ucc.ie/en/financeoffice/fees/schedules/postgraduateeuandinternationalfees202728/)
**selected MSc programmes****Via the university**
### **University of Galway Excellence and Merit Scholarships**
University of Galway
- **Coverage**
- 3 Excellence Scholarships of EUR 10,000/year; Merit Scholarships EUR 2,000-5,000/year
- **Eligibility**
- Non-EU students on listed MSc programmes (Data Analytics, AI, Adaptive Cybersecurity, others).
[Source](https://www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/computer-science-adaptive-cybersecurity.html)
**undergraduate and postgraduate (faculty dependent)****Via the university**
### **DCU International Scholarships for Non-EU students 2027-28**
Dublin City University
- **Coverage**
- EUR 4,400 (Engineering & Computing PG), EUR 2,000 (Humanities & Social Sciences PG), EUR 1,850 (Humanities & Social Sciences UG) fee reduction
- **Eligibility**
- Eligible programme list on the DCU page; Humanities scheme considers all non-EU applications automatically.
[Source](https://www.dcu.ie/global/dcu-international-scholarships-non-eu-students-2027-28)
**undergraduate and postgraduate****Via the university**
### **UL faculty merit scholarships for non-EU students**
University of Limerick
- **Coverage**
- EUR 2,000/year (Science & Engineering), EUR 2,500/year (Kemmy Business School) for 2026/27
- **Eligibility**
- Reviewed automatically on application; cannot hold with external scholarship. Search-summary level of verification.
[Source](https://www.ul.ie/study/postgraduate/international-students/scholarships)
## What to watch for in Scholarships
- For each scholarship, identify the route: direct, nomination or via the university?
- Check deadlines together with the year.
- Prepare several scholarships and a backup plan.
- Be careful with intermediaries that charge application fees.
Information on this page is compiled from official sources and was verified on the date shown. Fees, dates and visa rules change often; check official sources before applying. Empty fields have not been verified yet; ask our advisor for the current information.
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