Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships 2025
The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships has announced its 2025 open call for applications.
High-caliber overseas students who want to study in Ireland at NFQ levels 9 or 10 (master’s, postgraduate diploma, or PhD) are supported by the Government of Ireland overseas Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) program. The Higher Education Authority oversees the initiative, which is sponsored by the Government of Ireland in collaboration with Irish HEIs. Each year, 60 scholarships are given out under the program for a year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10.
Benefits
This call by the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship consists of a stipend amounting to €10,000 for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10. The awardees’ host higher education institutions are required to give a full fee waiver to the awardees for the year of their scholarship. Successful scholars will be expected to commence their studies in either September or October 2025.
Eligibility
Candidates must be from a country other than the UK, Switzerland, or the EU/EEA in order to be eligible for a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship. In accordance with the admissions policies of the appropriate higher education institution, candidates must first apply for admission to a master’s, postgraduate diploma, or doctoral program provided by that institution. When applying for the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship, applicants must have a conditional or final offer of admission to that higher education institution, and they must provide a copy of that offer. Applicants are not permitted to apply if they have already received a GOI-IES scholarship.
In the context of the continued aggression of Russia in Ukraine, Russian and Belarussian nationals are not eligible to apply.
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How to apply
Potential applicants should read the call documentation carefully to ascertain whether they are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted via the online portal. All applications require two references to be uploaded by the applicants via the online portal. It is recommended that candidates submit their applications well before the deadline, to avoid technical issues due to heavy server traffic on the respective day. Applications cannot be submitted once the deadline has passed. No alterations can be made to an application once it has been submitted.
Assessment process
Applicants are expected to demonstrate:
- a record of outstanding academic achievement;
- excellent communication skills;
- participation in extracurricular activities, for example humanitarian work, politics, arts or sport;
- a strong rationale for pursuing their study in Ireland that indicates how a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship would align with their longer-term goals.
Applications will be shared with the relevant higher education institutions, who will check them for eligibility and shortlist them based on alignment with institutional strategic objectives. The shortlisted applications will then be assessed by an independent panel of assessors. Full details of the assessment process are included in the 2025 Call document.
Key Dates
Application Deadline 5pm (Irish time) 05 March 2025
Call outcome Early June 2025
Contact
Information about the 2025 call of the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship programme is available in the 2025 Call document, FAQs, Selection Process Infographic, Guidance for Referees and Application Help Document, all of which can be downloaded from this webpage. If you cannot find the information you need in any of the documents provided, please feel free to email goi-ies@hea.ie.
