Scholarships

Do you qualify for one of the 100s of scholarships available to international students?

When you or your student searches the individual university websites for international student scholarships, you’ll find there are a number of options. For example:

• South African students are automatically considered for the University College of Dublin’s international student merit scholarship. There is also a Global Excellence Scholarship initiative that can be a 50% to 100% tuition fee scholarships for 4 years

• Trinity College Dublin offers multiple scholarships of up to €5 000 euros for the first year of study.

• University College Cork awards 1 000 scholarships and bursaries annually to domestic and international students, across all areas of study for undergrad or postgrad study.

Specifically Postgrad

The Higher Education Authority offers 60 scholarships for one year of study at Master’s or PhD levels to successful candidates who have an offer of a place at an eligible Irish higher education institution, open to students from non-EU/EEA countries and is applicable to all fields of study. Successful students receive:

• A €10,000 stipend for one year’s study

• A full fee waiver of all tuition and other registration costs at the higher education institution

The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme scholarship opportunity offered to South African students to study at Master’s level. This is a flagship programme of the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, and is part of the broader Ireland Fellows Programme offered by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. This Programme is targeted at early career professionals in South Africa with leadership potential.

Medicine

Scholarships for international students often exclude Medicine, but RCSI’s alumni-funded International Consilio Manuque Medicine Scholarship is available to international students who have applied to and been accepted on the Graduate Entry Medicine Programme (four year) or Direct Entry Medicine programmes (five and six year).

International students enrolled in the School of Medicine undergraduate programmes (five-year Medicine programme and Graduate Entry Medicine programme) can apply for financial assistance from the Ananth Nair Memorial Fund if they are “experiencing acute financial hardship”.

Sport

The University of Limerick boasts some of the best sports facilities in Europe and offers a range of sports scholarships and assistance.

UCD’s Ad Astra Elite Sport Scholars benefit from a scholarship, mentoring and a range of tailored support.