Ireland Offers 2020 Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

The Government of Ireland announced a 2020 scholarship program for postgraduate students.

The scholarship is fully funded by the Irish ministry of Education and Skills and will be managed by the Irish Research Council.

The Ireland Scholarship for international students is an opportunity for all those who are willing to pursue their Research MS and Ph.D. or Direct Ph.D. (MS leading to Ph.D.).

The program provides outstanding students with the opportunity to direct their own research at the early-career stage, working with a supervisor, in their chosen area of interest. Moreover, the Irish Government welcomes pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research or those introducing creative, innovative approaches.

It has a success rate of about 18% over the duration of five years.

The Irish Scholarship is unique in the Irish research landscape and complements other channels for fully funded postgraduate education in the Irish eco-system

In 2018, the government of Ireland offered Scholarship to 1,193 postgraduate scholars, with over 5,000 inpidual scholarships for excellent research awarded to date.

The scholarship includes:

€16,000 stipend per annum

Contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum

Eligible direct research expenses of €2,250 per annum

Eligibility for the Irish Government Scholarship

The Government of Ireland considers a postgraduate candidate eligible for the fully funded scholarship if s/he is:

Available for EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein as well as International students must have a first-class or upper second-class honors bachelor’s, or the equivalent degree

Students applying for Research masters may not hold, or have previously held, a Council scholarship

A doctoral degree candidate may not hold or have previously held, any Council scholarship other than that which would have enabled them to obtain a research master’s degree

How to apply for the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship

The Irish Government offers the fully funded postgraduate scholarship if they meet the eligibility criteria. To apply for the scholarship, applicants must create and submit their forms via the online system before the deadline. Along with the application, the candidates must also submit:

C.V

Letters of recommendation

Academic Transcripts

As well as other necessary documents.

Deadline

The deadline to submit the fully funded scholarship application is on 16:00 (Irish time) 31 October 2019. Further, the Supervisors and referee should send the reference letter before 16:00 (Irish time) 7 November 2019.

Contributed by Hassanain Tayea