International Student Entrance Scholarship 2012-13

The International Student Entrance Scholarship programme awards part scholarships up to the value of €2,500 for new entrants to certain undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.

The value of the award is automatically deducted from the standard non-EU tuition fee for the first year of study. Successful recipients pay the balance of their tuition fee as normal in line with the normal rules and regulations of the University.

Applicants must be normally resident in one of the following countries prior to commencing their programme of study at NUI Galway:

• Canada
• China
• India
• United States

For more information, please download the ISES Information Packet

NUI Galway Hardiman Scholarships (Research)

NUI Galway College Scholarships (Rsearch)

Federal Aid (US Citizens)

NUI Galway is approved by the US Government to certify financial aid under the Family Federal Educational Loan Program (FFELP).

Click here for more Federal Aid Information 

To find out if you qualify for federal aid funding, visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Students who are not eligible for federal aid funding can alternatively apply for credit-based private loans to help finance their education at NUI Galway. However, we advise all students to apply for federal loans before they apply for private loans.

Other funding for US students

The Gilman Scholarship Programme

The George J. Mitchell Scholarships

Other miscellaneous funding opportunities

The Paras Education foundation (TPEF) is the premier provider of international student loan programmes and finance options for education purposes worldwide. http://www.isloan.org/ /

European Union: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/programmes_en.html

The Wellcome Trust: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/

The Embark Initiative (IRCSET):  http://www.ircset.ie/ 

The Health Research Board: http://www.hrb.ie/ 

The Research Council for the Humanities and social Sciences (IRCHSS): http://www.irchss.ie/schemes/index.html

TDR (The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/default.htm

International Scholarship Resources http://www.scholarshipnet.info/

Open Society Foundations http://www.soros.org/grants

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

Funding for Chinese Students
China Scholarship Council (CSC) http://en.csc.edu.cn/

Funding for Indian Students
Ireland Scholarship Programme: http://www.education.nic.in/

Funding for Australian Students
The General Sir John Monash Awards: www.monashawards.org/awards.asp

Research Careers Ireland
http://www.researchcareersireland.com/
International students wishing to obtain further particulars of scholarships offered by the Irish Government should address their queries in writing to:
International Section, Department of Education and Science, Marlborough St, Dublin 1
Tel +353 1 8896400  Fax +353 1 8741933
Website: http://www.education.ie/   Email: info education.gov.ie

Education in 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.