Government of Ireland Scholarships

Applications for the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) for 2025/26 are scheduled to open on 27th November 2024 

The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship for non-EU/non-EEA students in Ireland. There are 60 places awarded across all Irish Higher Education Institutions each year.

The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship includes:

• Full fee waiver
• €10,000

Eligible students must be:

• On the non-EU fee rate;
• In the following for 2025-26:
• 1-year taught Masters programme (full time)
• 1 year of a PhD programme (full-time)
• From a non-EU/non-EEA country.
• Hold an offer to study at UCD. Scholarship applications without an active offer to study in an eligible program will not be considered.

Application Deadline: Applications for 2025/26 will close on 5th March 2025 TBC

The results of the scholarship competition are normally released in June or July each year.

More information can be found on the dedicated GOI-IES webpage, An indicative application form has also been provided, so that prospective candidates might start preparing their application. Further information about the 2025 GOI-IES cycle will be published on this webpage, so please refer to it for updated information.

Note: The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship is administered by the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA). All queries should be directed to: goi-ies@hea.ie