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IrelandGovernment of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES)
Higher Education Authority (Ireland) / Government of Ireland
Annual Irish government scholarship for non-EU/EEA international students admitted to a master's, postgraduate diploma or PhD programme at an eligible Irish higher education institution.
Deadline
Closed, usually reopens around March
What you get
EUR 10,000/yearStipend of EUR 10,000 for one year of full-time study; participating institutions provide a full tuition fee waiver for the scholarship year. Coverage beyond one year not stated on the page checked.
Covers
- Tuition
- Living costs
- Travel
- Health insurance
- Visa fee
Awards offered
60 per cycleFunds one year of full-time study; multi-year programme funding not addressed on the source page.
Who can apply
- Study level funded
- Master's, PhD
- Subjects
- No subject restriction recorded
- Qualification you must already hold
- a bachelors degree
- Language
- Not stated on the page checked. GOI-IES requires only proof of admission to an eligible Irish programme; the host institution's own English-language requirement for admission applies, not a scholarship-specific threshold.
- Sri Lankan applicants
- Eligible
- University place
- You must already hold an admission offer when you apply
Check this against your own situation
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Official pageSources
- HEA - Government of Ireland International Education Scholarshipsread 1 September 2026
Checked 8 September 2026, next review due 8 March 2027