Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships (GOI-IES)

A €10,000 stipend plus a full tuition fee waiver from your Irish university, for one year of full-time master's, postgraduate diploma or PhD study. 60 scholarships are awarded each year.

• Your domicile of origin must be outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the UK.
• You need a conditional or final offer as an international fee-paying student on an eligible full-time, in-person course at an eligible Irish HEI.
• The course must be a master's, a level 9 postgraduate diploma or a research programme (research master's or PhD) lasting at least one year.
• You can't have held a GOI-IES scholarship before.
• Russian and Belarusian citizens aren't eligible.
• You must start in September or October and live in Ireland for the scholarship year.
• You can submit only one application per cycle.

For students whose home (domicile) is outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the UK, and who already hold a conditional or final offer from an eligible Irish higher education institution. Previous GOI-IES holders can't apply, and Russian and Belarusian nationals are currently not eligible.

1. 1

   Step 1: Get an offer from an HEI

   Apply for admission to an eligible Irish HEI through its own admissions process, which is separate from GOI-IES. You need the offer before you apply.

2. 2

   Step 2: Confirm your course is eligible

   Check with the HEI's GOI-IES contact (listed in Appendix 1 of the call) that your course qualifies.

3. 3

   Step 3: Ask two referees

   Get two references of 500–700 words in English, dated no more than a year before the closing date. You upload them yourself.

4. 4

   Step 4: Complete the online application

   Pass the eligibility check, describe your academic record and work experience, write your personal statement, and upload your offer and references before the deadline. You can't change it after you submit.

5. 5

   Step 5: Wait for shortlisting and results

   The HEA screens applications, your HEI shortlists them against its strategy, and an independent panel scores them (minimum 60 marks). Results come in early June.

• Offer letter, admissions email or portal screenshot for the coming academic year
• Two references (500–700 words each)
• Personal statement (in the online form)
• Details of qualifications, achievements and work experience
• Deferral confirmation from your HEI, if applicable
• HEI letter confirming continued study, if already enrolled

Deadline

The 2026 call closed at 5 pm Irish time on 12 March 2026, with results in early June 2026; the HEA page doesn't yet show a 2027 call.

The call usually runs early in the year, with a deadline in March (12 March in 2026) and results in early June. The 2026 call is closed.