Scholarships for Global Students

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies

Scholarship information for 2026/2027 will be uploaded in the coming weeks. 

College of Business, Public Policy and Law (including Shannon College of Hotel Management)

• Undergraduate Awards
  • €5,000 for all first-year students in J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, School of Law, and Shannon College of Hotel Management
• Region-Based Undergraduate Scholarship
  
  • €20,000 (spread over four years) for all first-year students in J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics and School of Law
  • €15,000 (spread over three years: 1, 3 & 4) for all first-year students in Shannon College of Hotel Management

• Region-Based (USA) - IDEA Scholarship
  • 15% off tuition for three students across all undergraduate programmes
    
    
• Postgraduate Taught Awards
  • Up to 50% tuition fee scholarships for one student per programme in J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics and in Shannon College of Hotel Management
  • Up to 50% tuition fee scholarship for one student in School of Law

J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics and School of Law:

Learn more about eligibility

Shannon College of Hotel Management:

Learn more about eligibility.

Region-Based Undergraduate Scholarship: Please contact the closest University of Galway Regional Office for more information

IDEA Scholarship: Applicants must be referred by the IDEA (Philadelphia) and this must be referenced on the application form. All eligible students will be automatically considered; students will be notified soon after they have received an offer.

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Scholarship information for 2026/2027 will be uploaded in the coming weeks. 

College of Science and Engineering

Scholarship information for 2026/2027 will be uploaded in the coming weeks. 

Hardiman Scholarships 

For the most up-to-date information click here.

China Scholarship Council

University of Galway - China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship for PhD Study 2025-2026

Value 
Up to 15 PhD tuition-fee waivers from University of Galway with no subject restrictions.

CSC will cover the living costs and flight tickets. 

Level of study 
This funding is available to students undertaking full-time Ph.D. study. 

Nationality restrictions 
This funding is available to students with a Chinese passport. 

Academic requirements 
Candidates must meet the academic requirements for admission to the doctoral programme in University of Galway. 

Opening date
Applications are now open. 

Application Process

1. The scholarship applicant needs to find a supervisor who, following a discussion, is willing to supervise the student on condition that he/she is awarded a CSC scholarship. Applicant searches for a potential project supervisor via FindaSupervisor online, or other mechanism.

2. The applicant and supervisor work on a project plan. CSC Application Form

3. The supervisor applies to the College on behalf of the student by e-mailing the Research Plan Template by 17.00 PM March 7^th 2025, with subject title ‘CSC Scholarship application’, to  

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies : aaron.potito@universityofgalway.ie

College of Business, Public Policy and Law: cbppl@universityofgalway.ie

College Science and Engineering: costello@universityofgalway.ie

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences: cmnhs@universityofgalway.ie

4. University of Galway CSC scholarship committee evaluates the candidates and ranks them in priority order. The successful candidate will receive a conditional offer from the College by March 14^th 2025.

5. The supervisor provides the selected applicant with the supervisor's 1-page CV

6. The applicant translates the Research Plan into Chinese.

7. All documents are to be signed by the supervisor and returned to the applicant for submission to CSC.

8. The applicant makes an application through the CSC portal: http://apply.csc.edu.cn/, selecting University of Galway from the list of Institutions. CSC Scheme opens for applications from 10 March 2025 and closes for applications on 31 March 2025.

9. CSC announces the final successful candidate list in May 2025

10. Successful candidate applies for admission to PhD programme at the University of Galway.

11. Supervisor completes QA203 to request a fee waiver for successful candidate.

12. Student commences PhD studies at University of Galway in September.

Government of Ireland Education Scholarships

For information on the Government of Ireland – International Education Scholarships 2025 click here.

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) will notify successful recipients by early June 2025.

Eligible Programmes:

College of Business, Public Policy, & Law

• Global Environmental Economics (MSc, full-time)
• Management and Sustainability (MSc)
• Health Economics (MSc)
• Criminology, Criminal Justice and Human Rights (LLM)
• International Criminal Law (LLM)
• International Human Rights (LLM)
• International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy (LLM)
• LLM (Gender and Human Rights: Law and Policy)
• LLM (Transitional Justice, Human Rights and Conflict)
• Business & Hospitality (MSc)
• Global Hospitality Management & Intercultural Communication (MSc)
• Hospitality Performance, Revenue & Asset Management (MSc)
• Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law and Conflict (LLM)

College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies

• Coastal & Marine Environments: Physical Processes, Policy & Practice (MSc) (full-time)
• Planning and Development (MA)
• Public Policy (MA)
• Journalism (MA)
• Global Media and Communication (MA)
• Environment, Society, and Development (MA)
• International Development Practice (MA)
• Social Work (MA)
• Gender, Globalisation and Rights (MA)
• Adolescent Health (MSc)
• Public Advocacy and Activism (MA)
• Health Psychology (MSc)

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

• Applied Clinical Data Analytics (MSc)
• Clinical Research (MSc)
• Cellular Manufacturing (MSc)
• Regenerative Medicine (MSc)
• Preventive Cardiology (MSc)
• Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (MSc)
• Exercise Physiology & Application in Therapy (MSc)
• Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation (MSc)
• Diabetes (MSc)

The Government of Ireland scholarship programme typically opens towards the end of November. However, the eligible programme list is subject to change each year.

For more information on the GOI-IES scholarship at University of Galway, send an email to globalpartnerships@universityofgalway.ie 

Other External Funding Sources for International Students

Irish Fulbright Commission

Claddagh Scholarship Program (CSP) 2024/2025

Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships

The George J. Mitchell Scholarships

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.