Scholarships and Prizes

Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students

The School of Biological and Chemical Sciences offers two scholarships for international students accepted on our Postgraduate Taught Programmes.

• Merit Scholarship: A €5,000 tuition reduction awarded to all international students who receive an offer for the programme.
• Excellence Scholarship: A €10,000 tuition reduction awarded to international students who hold a First Class Honours (1.1) undergraduate degree.

No separate application is required. These scholarships aim to support talented international students in joining a globally focused and impact-driven master’s programme at the University of Galway.

Undergraduate International Merit/Excellence Scholarships

• One excellence scholarship (10k per year -4 years) across our denominated programmes.
• Merit Scholarship: A €5,000 tuition reduction awarded to all international students who receive an offer for the programme.

Undergraduate Summer Scholarships

Applicants are invited to apply for a research bursary intended for third year undergraduate students wishing to purse a 4 week full time or 8 weeks half time summer research project in the School of Biological & Chemical Sciences. 

Click the links below for more details and to view our previous Undergraduate Summer Scholarships winners!