Applications are now open for the 2026 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 Research Ireland. This programme supports suitably qualified postgraduate candidates
pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline.
WORTH
The following conditions also apply;
- There is no age limit for applicants to be eligible.
- All applicants must be affiliated with an Eligible Research Body, who will be responsible
for verifying all results from undergraduate or postgraduate degrees named in the application. - All applicants must have a first-class or upper second-class honours3 bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree. If the applicant does not have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent degree, they must possess a master’s degree.
Research Ireland’s determination of an applicant’s eligibility on these criteria is final.
o If undergraduate examination results are not known at the time of application
and the application subsequently meets the funding threshold, the final degree
result must be confirmed before a Letter of Offer can be issued. - All applicants must be affiliated with an Eligible Research Body, which will be responsible for verifying all results from undergraduate or postgraduate degrees named in the application.
- Applications will only be accepted in either the Irish or English language.
- Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the programme. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their Eligible Research Body or research topic since a previous submission.
- Applicants must not be a permanent member of staff in either an Irish or international
Research Body. - All applications require a primary supervisor willing to guide the proposed research project. Research Ireland is not in a position to assist applicants in finding a primary supervisor for their application.
- Primary supervisors may not support more than one applicant to the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship.
ELIGIBILITY
The value of the scholarship will be up to a maximum of €34,000 per annum in any approved year and will consist of the following:
- a stipend of €25,000;
- a contribution to fees, including non-European Union fees, paid to the host research
body, up to a maximum of €5,7501; and - eligible direct costs of €3,250 to enable the awardee to carry out the research project.
Please note: The scholarship grant must be accepted in full, including all three budget
headings listed above. Applicants are not permitted to apply for or accept funding for only one
DEADLINE: October 23, 2025
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