Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
Research Ireland
This national scheme funds full-time research master's and PhD students across disciplines.
- What it pays for
- The last published award offered up to €31,000 a year: a €22,000 stipend, up to €5,750 towards fees and €3,250 for research costs.
- Deadline
- Trinity advises checking for an autumn 2026 deadline for September 2027 funding; Research Ireland has not published a next closing date on this award page.
Covers
What it pays for
- Tuition
- Living allowance
Eligibility
Who can apply
- Open to every nationality
- For Master's, PhD study
- Subjects: any
- The last published rules required a first-class or upper-second-class bachelor's degree, or a master's degree if the bachelor's degree did not meet that standard.
- An academic supervisor is required. Applicants from any country could hold the last published award. ([research.ie](https://research.ie/assets/uploads/2017/05/Call-document-for-GOI-2025_Revised.pdf))
- Research Ireland is developing a proposed replacement programme, Empower. The form and terms of 2027 funding are therefore not confirmed. ([tcd.ie](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/funding/news-and-active-calls/ri-empower-programme/))
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