16/09/2025
🎓🇮🇪 Massive Opportunity: Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship 2026!
Hey everyone — big news for anyone aiming to do a Master’s or PhD in Ireland! If you’re serious about research, innovation, or just want to level up your academic game — this is not something you’ll want to miss.
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🌟 What It Is
The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is a prestigious, fully-funded award for postgraduate research driven by excellence and creativity. It’s open to ALL disciplines — anything from archaeology, engineering, arts, zoology, you name it. It rewards bottom-up, non-directed research (unless aligned with strategic partners) and aims to support brilliant ideas with fresh, interdisciplinary impact. 
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🗓️ Deadlines You Need to Know
• Call opens: 11 September 2025 (Irish local time) 
• Applicant deadline: 23 October 2025, 16:00 Irish local time 
• Supervisor / Mentor deadline: 6 November 2025, 16:00 
• Research Office endorsement deadline: 13 November 2025, 16:00 
• Award start date: 1 September 2026 
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💰 What You Get (Funding & Benefits)
The scholarship can be worth up to €34,000/year, which includes:
• A stipend of €25,000/year to support your living costs 
• Contribution to tuition fees (including for non-EU students) up to €5,750/year. If you’re a non-EU student, you can ask for an extra €4,000/year on top of that fee contribution. Any remaining differential is your responsibility. 
• Eligible direct research costs of €3,250/year to fund essential work for your project. 
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✅ Who Can Apply
• New entrants to a Master’s or PhD programme, or students in their first year of the degree for which they’re seeking funding. 
• All academic disciplines are eligible. Emerging research fields, creative and interdisciplinary proposals are especially encouraged. 
• Note: Supervisors can serve as Primary Supervisor for only one applicant, though they can be co-supervisor for others. 
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⚠️ How Competitive It Is
• Over the past 5 years the success rate has been ~18% — so it’s competitive. But if your proposal is strong, this can make a big difference. 
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🔗 How to Apply
• Application must be submitted via the SmartSimple platform of Research Ireland. 
• Forms, guides, and FAQs are provided (for applicants, supervisors, and research offices) — make use of them. 
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💥 Why This is Huge for You:
• You get serious financial backup (living stipend + fees) so you can focus on research, not side-hustles.
• Top chance to join Ireland’s cutting-edge research ecosystem, network with experts, maybe change the field.
• As a non-EU applicant, you also can get help covering non-EU fees — reduces one major barrier.
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📣 If you know someone dreaming of a postgraduate programme, share this now! Tag your friends, classmates, teachers. This could be the break someone’s been waiting for.