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NUI Galway International Student Scholarships 2021

Scholarships for the Academic Year 2021/2022 are now closed.

UPDATE: We have contacted all of the successful and unsuccessful candidates for all scholarships except those who applied for the Government of Ireland Scholarship or the China Claddagh Scholarship.

NUI Galway is committed to attracting high calibre students from around the world. To this end, the University offers a range of merit-based scholarships to students from a number of non-EU countries, in line with our strategic international priorities.

Scholarships 2021 Terms and Conditions

Name of Scholarship	Value of Award	How Many	Eligibility (Non-EU Students)	Scheme Opens
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship	€2,000	8 awards	Full time Undergraduate Students that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
Postgraduate International Merit Scholarships Scheme
Scholarship type	Value of Award	How Many	Eligibility (Non-EU Students)	Scheme Dates
Postgraduate Merit Scholarship (All non-EU offer holders)	€2,000	20 awards	All non-EU taught postgraduate students that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway in September 2021 and have confirmed acceptance of their place via payment of an acceptance deposit will be automatically considered for these awards. There is no additional application required for these awards and recommendations for awards will be made by programme teams based on merit alone.	Closed, March 2021.
Country Specific Schemes
China: Claddagh Scholarship Scheme	€2,000	10	Undergraduate or postgraduate students from China that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 Please contact our Chinese representative Betty Liao (bettyliao@nuigalway-china.cn) if you have any questions or need information on this scheme.	November 2020 to 31st May 2021 Please apply here for the Claddagh Scholarship Scheme.
Africa	€4,000	2	Undergraduate or Postgraduate Students from Africa that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
North America	€2,000	5	Undergraduate or Postgraduate Students from North America that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
Latin America	€4,000	2	Undergraduate or Postgraduate Students from South America that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
South East Asia	€4,000	2	Undergraduate or Postgraduate Students from South East Asia that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
India: Max Arthur Macauliffe Special.	€4,000	8	Undergraduate or Postgraduate Students from India that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
India:Sir Peter Freyer Special	€4,000	8	Undergraduate or Postgraduate Students from India that have received an offer to study at NUI Galway commencing September 2021 will be considered for these awards. To apply you will be required to submit a personal statement (MS Word, 500 words maximum) covering the following points: Your interest in studying in NUI Galway; How you foresee your relationship with NUI Galway developing in the future; How you will promote links with NUI Galway, both during your scholarship tenure and as alumni.	Closed, March 2021.
Government of Ireland Scholarships 2021 Inquiries only by email – goi-ies@hea.ie	Individual stipend of €10,000 and full fee waiver	60 (total across all participating universities in Ireland)	The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is pleased to issue the 2021 Call under the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Programme. Under the initiative 60 scholarships will be provided for one year study at Bachelor, Master or PhD levels to successful candidates who have an offer of a place at an eligible Irish higher education institution. The offer is open to students from non-EU/EEA countries and is applicable to all fields of study. Inquiries only by email – goi-ies@hea.ie	Closed, March 2021.
NUI Galway Bioinnovate Fellowships	See page for more information	See page for more information	See page for more information	See page for more information
Check out the Business Postgraduate Scholarships For the programmes: MSc International Accounting and Analytics, MSc Corporate Finance, Master of Accounting, Masters in Management, Masters in Economics, MSc Information Systems Management, MSc Business Analytics & Masters in Marketing For details on how to apply: https://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/cairnes/scholsprizes/businesspostgraduatescholarships/
Research Scholarships
NUI Galway Hardiman Scholarships (PhD)	Allowance of €16,000 per year plus fees	See Page	Prospective Research students
The J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics	The Scholarship will cover an annual stipend of €16,000 and payment of PhD fees of €5250 per annum (for a maximum of 4 years), subject to satisfactory performance.	See Page	Prospective Research student
Each of the Colleges of the University offer a number of scholarships each year to students pursuing research degrees. Please refer to the relevant College website for further information. College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies College of Business, Public Policy, & Law College of Science and Engineering College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences

Other external funding sources for international students.

The Gilman Scholarship Programme

Irish Fulbright Commission

The George J. Mitchell Scholarships

The Paras Education foundation (TPEF)

European Union

The Wellcome Trust

Irish Research Council

The Health Research Board

Open Society Foundations

Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme

This is one of the instruments used by Irish Aid to support capacity development in Ireland's programme countries in Africa and Asia. The FTP involves the award of fellowships to suitably qualified candidates from the target countries to undertake studies usually at postgraduate level in fields such as development studies, rural development, health care and education and other disciplines which are likely to support and enhance the capacity of recipients to contribute to the development effort in their own countries.

Irish Aid’s partner countries are Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Palestine, Timor Leste and Vietnam and Malawi.

For further information on applications and approved courses please contact office icosirl.ie

China Scholarship Council (CSC)
The General Sir John Monash Awards(Australia)

Research Careers Ireland
Education in Ireland is an Irish government agency responsible for promoting Irish education overseas. The Education in Ireland website lists various funding opportunities for international students studying in Ireland.