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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 expected in January 2026.

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
CACSSS: College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences; COBL: College of Business and Law;
SEFS: College of Science, Engineering and Food Science; COMH: College of Medicine and Health.

Students who are successful will receive:

  • A €10,000 stipend for one year’s study
  • 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.]

The link to the online portal will be available here.

Closing dates for GOI-IES 2026 applications are expected in March 2026.

 

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