Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship For International Students 2023| Study in Ireland Postgraduate

Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship For International Students 2023| Study in Ireland Postgraduate

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme.

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and managed by the Council.

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is unique in the Irish research landscape and complements other channels for funded postgraduate education in the Irish ecosystem.

• Host Country: Ireland 
• Study Abroad: Study in Europe 
• Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships 
• Eligible Countries: All International countries 
• Reward: Full Scholarship | €27,500 Per annum Stipend & Research Assistance 
• Deadline: October 20, 2022

 

Scholarship overview/Details:

Among its features are:

• individual, prestigious awards for excellent research in the name of the applicant;
• an objective selection process using international, independent expert peer review;
• funding across all disciplines, from archaeology to zoology; and
• awards for bottom-up, non-directed research, with the exception of those funded by our strategic funding partners.

Pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research or those introducing creative, innovative approaches are welcomed.

Proposals of an interdisciplinary nature are also encouraged as it is recognised that advancing fundamental understanding is achieved by integrating information, techniques, tools and perspectives from two or more disciplines.

Eligibility criteria for applying Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship For International Students 2023:

Scholarship applicants must follows this criteria when applying:

·         Have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree. If undergraduate examination results are not known at the time of application, the Council may make a provisional offer of a scholarship on condition that the scholar’s bachelor’s, or the equivalent degree result is a first class or upper second-class honours. If a scholar does not have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree, they must possess a master’s degree. The Council’s determination of an applicant’s eligibility on these criteria is final;

·         Must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the programme, including strategic partner themes. This includes applications since 2010 to the EMBARK Scheme previously run by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, and the Government of Ireland Scholarship Scheme previously run by the Irish Council for Humanities and Social Sciences;

·         In the case of applications for a research master’s scholarship, applicants must not currently hold, or have previously held, a Council Postgraduate Scholarship;

·         In the case of applications for a doctoral degree scholarship, applicants must not currently hold, or have previously held, any Council Postgraduate Scholarship other than those which would enable them to obtain a research master’s degree

·         Applicants will fall under one of two categories based on nationality and residency. For category one, applicants must meet BOTH of the following criteria:

o    be a national of a European Union member state, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
AND

o    have been ordinarily resident in a European Union member state, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein or Switzerland for a continuous period of three of the five years preceding 1 October 2021.

·         Category 2, any application not qualified in category one

Scholarship Reward

Scholarship offers for the applicants of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship For International Students 2023:

·         A stipend of €18,500 per annum;

·         A contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum; and

·         Eligible direct research expenses of €3,250 per annum. 

Scholarship Duration:

An applicant who is a new entrant to the postgraduate degree for which they are seeking funding is eligible to apply for funding for the full duration of the degree as outlined below:  

·         Research master’s degree   – 1 year  

·         Structured research master’s degree  - 2 years  

·         Traditional doctoral degree  -  3 years  

·         Structured doctoral degree  - 4 years

 

How to apply Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship For International Students 2023:

Application method

Potential applicants should read the call documentation carefully to ascertain whether or not they are eligible to apply. Indicative versions of the applicant and supervisor forms are provided for information purposes only. All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system.

Application Deadline:

Application deadline for Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship For International Students 2023 is October 20,2022.

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