Now open for 2026

University PhD Write-up Bursary 2026

A limited number of write-up bursaries are being offered to address the problems being encountered by full-time PhD students who are near to completing their theses yet who find themselves, for whatever reason, without funding.  

Applications from students will be considered if:

• in the Colleges of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies or Business, Public Policy and Law, they have a full draft of their thesis completed.
• in the Colleges of Science and Engineering , Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, they have a full draft of the methodology and materials and all the results chapters

PhD Write-Up Bursaries 2026 - Terms & Conditions

The closing date for completed applications is Thursday, 16th April, 2026 at 5pm

Submission Instructions

• Student to send Form B to supervisor to arrange completion
• Supervisor to acquire signature from a GRC member on Form B
• Supervisor to return completed form B to student in advance of deadline
• Student to upload the completed and signed Form B to relevant section of this online form below
• Student to Submit completed online form by deadline.
• The form will automatically save your progress, allowing you to exit and return at any time to complete it at your own pace.

Application process here: PhD Write-Up Bursaries 2026

PLEASE NOTE: Awardees must attend the workshop ‘‌First Draft to Finished’ at 11:00am to 01:00pm on 28th May 2026.

Sparánachtaí na hOllscoile le tráchtas a chríochnú 2026

Beidh roinnt sparánachtaí le tráchtas PhD a chríochnú á gcur ar fáil do mhic léinn PhD lánaimseartha a bhfuil a gcuid tráchtas beagnach críochnaithe acu ach nach bhfuil maoiniú acu, ar chúis éigin, chun iad a chríochnú.

Déanfar iarratais ó mhic léinn a mheas má chomhlíonann siad na critéir seo a leanas:

• i gColáiste na nDán, na nEolaíochtaí Sóisialta agus an Léinn Cheiltigh nó i gColáiste an Ghnó, an Bheartais Phoiblí agus an Dlí, go bhfuil dréacht iomlán dá dtráchtas críochnaithe acu.
• i gColáiste na na hEolaíochta agus na hInnealtóireachta, agus i gColáiste an Leighis, an Altranais agus na nEolaíochtaí Sláinte, go bhfuil dréacht iomlán den mhodheolaíocht agus de na hábhair acu, agus de na caibidlí torthaí ar fad.

Sparánachtaí le Tráchtas PhD 2026 - Téarmaí & Coinníollacha

Is é an dáta deiridh a nglacfar le hiarratais chomhlánaithe Déardaoin, an 16 Aibreán 2026 ag 17:00.

TABHAIR FAOI DEARA: Ní mór do dhámhachtaithe freastal ar an gceardlann ‘First Draft to Finished’ ag 11:00am to 01:00pm ar an 28ú Bealtaine 2026.

Tá leagan Gaeilge den fhoirm iarratais seo ar fáil ar iarratas ón Oifig Staidéir Iarchéime (graduatestudies@universityofgalway.ie)