Funding

You can get further relief for your tuition fees. Find out about grants, scholarships, and more.

Postgraduate Scholarships

postgraduate-scholarship-imageNew for 2012: 100 new scholarships

NUI Galway is delighted to announce 100 new Postgraduate Scholarships for full-time Taught Masters students for September 2012:

  • 100 scholarships at €2,000 per student
  • For students who have been accepted on to full-time Taught Masters programmes in 2012/13
  • Who have a First Class Honours undergraduate degree
  • And who were in receipt of a Local Authority Higher Education Grant for their undergraduate degree*

Access Students

Students who were admitted to their undergraduate degree programme via an NUI Galway Access Programme or through the HEAR Scheme are also eligible to apply.**

* Students who have previously taken a postgraduate programme for which they had a Local Authority grant are not eligible for a Postgraduate Scholarship.

** Students applying as a result of an Access programme are not required to have a first class honours degree, but must be accepted on to a fulltime Masters Taught programme. Students who were admitted to their undergraduate degree under the HEAR scheme must submit relevant evidence in support of their application.  

Apply online

The scholarship application system opened on Monday April 16, 2012 (and will remain open until 10 August, 2012). To apply online and read full criteria for eligibility please visit: http://www.nuigalway.ie/postgrad/scholarships2012/ 

Find out more:

T: (091) 492 844   |   E: postgrad@nuigalway.ie

Fellowships

NUI Galway awards a limited number of College fellowships to help postgraduate students who are proceeding full-time to a postgraduate degree (by research) at NUI Galway. Contact the relevant College Office for details on fellowships in your area. Academic departments may also be able to offer other sources of funding for their courses.

Funds

Student Assistance Fund

Students who are taking an undergraduate or postgraduate course of at least one year are eligible to apply for support from the fund.
The fund can cover the following expenses:

  • books
  • rent
  • heat/light
  • food
  • travel
  • medical expenses
  • family breakdown
  • childcare
  • bereavement

Notes:

  • Tuition Fees and Repayments are not eligible for support. 
  • Students need to provide expense receipts up to the value of the assistance fund.

You can apply for the fund from student services after you are registered.

Fund for Students with Disabilities

The fund for Students with Disabilities is funded by the Irish Government and the European Social fund.

It provides funding for full time students with disabilities up to the doctoral level. Find out how to apply.

Research funding at NUI Galway

If you are pursuing research-based postgraduate studies, you may be able to access specific funding to support your studies These funding sources may be internal (NUI Galway) or external (Government, research funding bodies, industry).

Research funding from external bodies

More funding options

The following links contain useful information on the funding options available to postgraduate students:
NUI Galway Career Development Centre
NUI Galway Students Union
NUI Galway Mature Students Office
NUI Galway Office of the Vice President for Research
http://www.studentfinance.ie/
http://postgradireland.com/funding/articleview-5a_9.aspx

 

New for 2012: North/South Postgraduate Scholarships (taught & research)

ESB/Universities Ireland scholarships (x 5); closing date 25 May 2012. North/South Postgraduate Scholarships downloadable here.

 

Awards and Prizes

Awards and bursaries

NUI Galway has many bursary or scholarship schemes that can help you access additional financial support for your postgraduate studies, if you meet the criteria.

Award Programme
Eligibilty
Contact

Agfa-Gevaert Travelling Scholarship in Radiology
Postgraduates in Radiology (up to 10 years after graduation)
Professor of Radiology
Tel: 353 (0)91 524411 ext: 874653

Michael Davitt Fellowship
PhD students in an area related to History or Politics
áine Ní Chonghaile
Email: aine.nichonghaile@nuigalway.ie

Lady Gregory Fellowship (worth €20,000 per year)
PhD students in the Arts
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
T 353 (0)91 493954
E collegearts@nuigalway.ie

P.J. Tobin & Co. Gold Medal & Research Scholarship in Civil Engineering
Graduates in Civil Engineering who have applied to do a higher degree in Engineering and will do research work in the department
Department of Civil Engineering
T 353 (0)91 524411 ext: 2170
E brid.flaherty@nuigalway.ie

Professional Postgraduate Travel Prize in Obstretrics and Gynaecology
Postgraduate trainee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department of Obstretrics and Gynaecology
T 353 (0)91 524411 ext: 3537

RTE Scholarships
PhD or Masters students in the area of the social impact of broadcasting
Brid Carr
E brid.carr@nuigalway.ie

Scoláireacht 1916 sa nGaeilge
BA graduate with the highest First Class Honours mark in Irish
Admissions Office 
T 353 (0)91 524411 ext: 2199

Sports Scholarships / Sparánacht Uí Eithir
Undergraduates and postgraduates in a full time course who have the potential to achieve a high level of performance in sport.
Gary Ryan, Elite Sport Development Officer, 
T 353 (0)91 495979
E gary.ryan@nuigalway.ie

The Thermo-King Ingersoll Rand Marketiing Fellowship Award
MBS degree students with a specialism in marketing. Students must have completed a Bachleor of Commerce at NUI Galway and received at least second class honours
Suzann Murray, Commerce Faculty
T 353(0)91 524411 ext: 3617

 

Grants

You can apply for the Higher Education Grants scheme if you are a student undertaking an approved full-time undergraduate course of at least 2 years in duration or a full-time postgraduate course. You must meet a number of criteria to qualify for the grant, including academic attainment and a means test.
Full details of the Higher Education Grant scheme are available on the Citizens Information website.

Grant schemes

There are a number of grant schemes open to postgraduate students to help them finance their studies. However, your eligibility for these grants may depend on your nationality or residency status. Details of these schemes (including eligibility criteria) can be found below:

How to apply for a grant

You can apply for a maintenance grant from your local authority or Vocational Education Committee (VEC) and collect it from NUI Galway.

Forms for Higher Education Grants are available from your local authority or you can download the student grant application form (pdf) and accompanying notes (pdf) from the studentfinance.ie website.

Send the completed application form to your local authority by the last working day of August the year you are applying for a grant.

Contact your local authority or your Vocational Education Committee (if you are a transfer student from an Institute of Technology) for advice and information on the scheme.

The NUI Galway Fees Office does not award grants. It collects fees and distributes maintenance grants on behalf of the local authority/VECs.

How to collect your grant

Maintenance grants are paid in three equal instalments. A cheque in your name will be sent by the VEC/County Council/Corporation to the NUI Galway Fees Office.

You can collect your grant cheque from the Fees Office, which is located in áras Uí Cathail. Grants are available for distribution between 9.30 - 12.30 pm and 2.15 - 4.30 pm. The list of grants received is updated on a daily basis at approximately 11 am. The date opposite the local authority name indicates a new batch of maintenance cheques being delivered to the Fees Office.

Grant cheques will not be released without a current NUI Galway student I.D. card.
Please indicate the local authority/VEC awarding your grant and if you have a bank advance. If so, you must still sign for each maintenance cheque.

If you are having difficulty receiving your maintenance grant, please contact the relevant authority.
Please note that you must be in full attendance in order to collect your maintenance cheque.

If you are unable to collect your maintenance grant cheque in person due to placement, B. Comm (International) or BA (International) commitments, please complete this form and return it to the Fees Office, NUI Galway.

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