International students interested in studying in Ireland can now proceed to apply for the 2023 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme.
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship covers the full tuition fees of selected applicants, and will provide an additional stipend of €19,000 per annum as support towards living expenses.
Additionally, the scholarship recipients will be awarded a sum of a maximum of €5,750 per annum as contribution towards fees as well as a direct research expenses of €3,250 per annum.
The Irish Research Council is the national funder of excellent research across all disciplines. It invests in discovery research and in ground-breaking ideas that address major societal challenges, funding a diverse range of excellent individual researchers across all career stages.
The Irish Research Council collaborates with enterprise, civil society, and with government to
leverage the skills, knowledge, and talent of researchers to achieve maximum benefit for society.
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and managed by the Council.
Scholarship Abstract
- Scholarship Host: Government of Ireland
- Category: Scholarships | Study Abroad | Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Benefits: Full Scholarship
- Tuition
- €28,000 Living Stipends per annum
- Eligibility: All Countries
- Deadline: October 12, 2023
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Scholarship Details
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is unique in the Irish research landscape and complements other channels for funded postgraduate education in the Irish ecosystem. Among its features are:
- individual, prestigious awards for excellent research in the name of the applicant;
- an objective selection process using international, independent expert peer review;
- funding across all disciplines, from archaeology to zoology; and
- awards for bottom-up, non-directed research, with the exception of those funded by our strategic funding partners.
Pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research or those introducing creative, innovative approaches are welcomed. Proposals of an interdisciplinary nature are also encouraged as it is recognised that advancing fundamental understanding is achieved by integrating information, techniques, tools and perspectives from two or more disciplines.
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is highly competitive, with an average success rate of 18% over the past five years. Successful awardees under the programme are recognised as demonstrating world-class potential as future research leaders.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Requirements
Before applying for the 2024 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, potential applicants are encouraged to carefully ascertain whether or not they are eligible in advance of applying to either programme.
To determine and ascertain their eligibility, all applicants will be required to complete and pass an eligibility quiz on the online application system before they will be able to access the application form.
- All applicants 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 Irish Research 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 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. The Irish Research Council’s determination of an applicant’s eligibility on these criteria is final
- All degree results as entered in the application form and endorsed by the host institution must be the applicant’s overall results and verifiable as such on official transcripts.
- Applicants for a research master’s degree must not currently hold, or have previously held, an Irish Research Council scholarship
- Applicants for a doctoral degree must not currently hold, or have previously held, any Irish Research Council scholarship other than one which would have enabled them to obtain a research master’s degree.
- There is no age limit for applicants to be eligible for either programme type.
- All applicants must be affiliated with an eligible Irish higher education institution or
research-performing organisation. - Applications will only be accepted in either the Irish or English language.
- Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the relevant programme, including to strategic partner themes. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their host institution or research topic since a previous
submission. - All applications require an academic supervisor willing to guide the proposed research project. The Irish Research Council is not in a position to assist applicants in finding an academic supervisor for their application. It is also possible to include a secondary or co-supervisor on the application.
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- The Irish Research Council is not in a position to award funding for research activity under
any of the following prohibited areas:
▪ human cloning for reproductive purposes;
▪ genetic modification of human beings that could make such changes heritable
(with the exception of research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads, which
may be funded); or
▪ creation of human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose
of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Scholarship Benefits and Timeline
- These awards will support suitably qualified research master’s and doctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline.
- The duration of a Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship ranges from one to four years depending on the type of degree being pursued and the date of first registration (where relevant).
- The value of the scholarship will be up to a maximum of €28,000 per annum in any approved year and will consist of the following:
- a stipend of €19,000;
- a contribution to fees, including non-European Union fees, paid to the host institution, up to a maximum of €5,7501; and
- eligible direct research expenses of €3,250 to enable the awardee to carry out the research project.
Application Procedure
Potential applicants should read the call documentation carefully to ascertain whether or not they are eligible to apply. Indicative versions of the applicant and supervisor forms are provided for information purposes only. All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system.
- If you do not find the answer to your query in the call documentation, you should contact the research office in your proposed institution which will provide information and clarification on the call. Research offices can send any queries they are unable to clarify to postgrad@research.ie.