The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has issued the 2023 call under the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Program (GOI-IES).
Under GOI-IES, 60 scholarships will be provided for one year study at Bachelor, Master or PhD levels to successful candidates who have an offer of a place at an eligible Irish higher education institution.
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
DEADLINE : 25 March 2023.
LEVEL : Bachelor, Master and PhD.
FINANCING : Full fee waiver + €10,000.
OPEN TO : all non-EU/EEA countries.
HOST : Ireland.
BENEFITS OF THE GOI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
The government of Ireland International Education Scholarships program offers to successful candidates a €10,000 stipend for one year’s study and a full fee waiver of all tuition and other registration costs at the higher education institution.
A total of 60 scholarships will be funded by the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships for the academic year 2023/2024
Successful Scholars are to commence studies in September/October 2023.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GOI-IES
Are eligible for government of Ireland International Education Scholarships program, students whose domiciliary of origin is outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland/United Kingdom and have received an offer of a place with an eligible Irish higher education institution for:
The final year of an undergraduate program
One year of a taught master’s degree program.
One year of a research program.
Candidates must also:
Possess excellence (academically, personally, professionally, creatively);
Excellent communication skills;
Extra curriculum activities (for example: humanitarian work; politics local, national, international; arts; sports);
Possess strong rationale for pursuing their study in Ireland that indicates how a GOI-IES fits into their longer-term goals.
How To Apply For The Ireland’s International Education Scholarships?
To apply for the GOI-IES, all applicants must possess a conditional or final offer of study from an eligible Irish higher education institution. To receive such an offer, the applicant must first apply to an Irish higher education institution for a course of study. The institution will then issue the student with an offer if they consider the student eligible for their course.
ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS
The following is a list of all institutions eligible under the GOI-IES 2023 program. You should, first, apply to a program in one of these institutions, and once you have got an offer, apply for the scholarships;
American College Dublin
CCT College Dublin
Dublin Business School
Dublin City University
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Galway Business School
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Griffith College, Dublin
ICD Business School, Dublin
Independent College, Dublin
Institute of Technology, Carlow
Institute of Technology, Sligo
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Maynooth University
Munster Technological University
National College of Art and Design, Dublin
National College of Ireland , Dublin
National University of Ireland, Galway
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Technological University Dublin
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
Trinity College Dublin
University College Cork
University College Dublin
University of Limerick
Waterford Institute of Technology
Any questions regarding the government of Ireland International Education Scholarships should be submitted to GOI-IES@hea.ie no later than March 2023.
The HEA will advise the applicants of the outcome of the evaluation process by 1 June 2023
Apply now on the official website
