Government of Ireland – International Education Scholarships 2026
At a glance
- Value: full fee waiver and €10,000 stipend for one year’s study
- You must all possess a conditional or final offer of study from an eligible Irish higher education institution to be eligible to apply for this scholarship
- Questions about this scholarship can be directed to internationaloffice@ucc.ie
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) Call under the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Programme is now open.
The programme is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) and managed by the Higher Education Authority.
GOI-IES are awarded to high-calibre international students to study full-time in Ireland for a period of one year. Following a competitive process based on an annual call for proposals from individual applicants, the HEA will approve a defined number of scholarships under the programme. It is expected that a total of 60 scholarships will be funded under the GOI-IES programme for the 2026/27 academic year.
The scholarship at UCC will be for one year of full-time, in-person study at NFQ level 9 (Masters) in Ireland. Scholarships will be awarded for study across degree programmes below, subject to the availability of places:
| Name | URL | College | Bench Fees |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | ucc.ie/llmadr | COBL | No |
| Children's Rights and Family Law | ucc.ie/llmcrf | COBL | No |
| Marine and Maritime Law | ucc.ie/llmmm | COBL | No |
| Health and Society | ucc.ie/mahlst | CACSSS | No |
| Migration, Mobility and Culture | ucc.ie/mammc | CACSSS | No |
| Sociology of Sustainability and Global Challenges | ucc.ie/mascg | CACSSS | No |
| Women's Studies | ucc.ie/mawst | CACSSS | No |
| Public Health | ucc.ie/mph | COMH | No |
| Sustainable Energy | ucc.ie/mense | SEFS | No |
| Applied Coastal and Marine Management | ucc.ie/msccmm | CACSSS | No |
| Applied Environmental Geoscience | ucc.ie/mscags | SEFS | €1,000 |
| Dementia | ucc.ie/mscdem | COMH | No |
| Food Microbiology | ucc.ie/mfstmb | SEFS | €1,000 |
| International Sustainable Business | ucc.ie/mscisu | COBL | No |
| Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives | ucc.ie/mscsac | COBL | No |
| Food Science | ucc.ie/mfstfs | SEFS | €1,000 |
Students who are successful will receive:
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A €10,000 stipend for one year’s study
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A full fee waiver of tuition at the higher education institution [Note: Bench Fees, where applicable, are not covered in the scholarship and will be the responsibility of the student.]
To find out more, please visit the HEA GOI-IES webpage.
Closing date for GOI-IES 2026 applications: 5pm (Irish time) 12 March 2026.