The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Program in Ireland is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, and managed by the Council.
In 2019 alone, we invested a total of over €13.6 million on 809 Government of Ireland Postgraduate scholars across six calls (2013-2019).
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship 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. 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 recognized that advancing fundamental understanding is achieved by integrating information, techniques, tools, and perspectives from two or more disciplines.
Application Criteria for the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Program in Ireland
An applicant for the government of Ireland postgraduate scholarship in Ireland need to fulfill the following requirements:
- Hold a relevant master's degree
- Applications will only be accepted in either the Irish or English language. In order to facilitate evaluation by the International Assessment Board, those submitting Irish language applications are invited to accompany them with an English language translation. Should an English translation not be provided by the applicant, the Council will provide a translation to the International Assessment Board.
- Applications for a Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship can be made in any discipline
- Two letters of recommendation required.
Applicants are required to select a primary area from the following defined list:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Study of the Human Past
- Cultures and Cultural Production
- Individuals, Institutions, Markets, Values, Behaviour the Mind and Environment
Selection Criteria
- All applications will be assessed solely on the basis of the material provided to the Council at the time of submission.
- There are separate funding streams for ‘Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and ‘Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Each stream is assessed independently on a competitive basis.
- Applications are then sent for remote evaluation to an Outer International Assessment Board (OAB). Each application is assessed by at least two remote independent, international reviewers.
- The top-ranked applications are then referred to an Inner International Assessment Board (IAB) where they are assessed by two further independent, international reviewers before being discussed at an Inner IAB panel meeting relevant to the particular funding stream.
- Applications are assessed under four headings:
- applicant
- project
- training and career development aspects of the proposal
- environment.
Benefits
Successful applicants for the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Program in Ireland will enjoy the following benefits.
- a stipend of €16,000 per annum
- a 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
Nationalities
All nationalities