TRADITIONAL OR STRUCTURED PHD

PhD Research Funding Opportunities

Internal

Galway Doctoral Research Scholarship Scheme

The College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies at NUI Galway offers postgraduate scholarships to support full-time PhD research within the structured PhD programmes of the College.  Students with provisional acceptance into a College PhD programme – including political science and sociology and women’s studies are eligible to apply.  Continuing students may also apply for these scholarships.  Further information is available here.

Funding Opportunities for International Students

For information on funding opportunities for international students at NUIG, click here.

External

IRCHSS

The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) makes a substantial number of postraduate research awards each year. The deadline for applications is normally in December or January. As with the internal funding opportunities, candidates for IRCHSS doctoral fellowship must already have provisional acceptance into a PhD programme and the support of their supervisor. This scheme is open to EU national only. Prospective applicants should check the IRCHSS website regularly for updates and for information on any new schemes and funding opportunities that might be available here.

Irish Department of Foreign Affairs

The Conflict Resolution Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has commissioned the IRCHSS to fund and manage a number of scholarships in thematic areas related to Conflict Resolution. For more information on the eligible themes for applications under the DFA Post-Graduate Scholarships in Conflict Resolution, click here.

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