Government of Ireland Scholarships

Applications for the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) for 2025/26 are opened 

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

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