The government of Ireland International Education Scholarships will be awarded to high calibre students from non-EU/EEA countries to study full-time in Ireland for a period of one year.

The HEA will award a scholarship fund to the student (through the HEI that the student is attending) amounting to €10,000 for one study year. This fund is directed at covering student costs and living expenses. The scholarship may be for:
▪ the final year of an undergraduate programme;
▪ one year of a taught master degree programme or;
▪ one year of a research programme (i.e. one year of a 2-year research masters or a 3-4 year PhD programme).

➢ The HEI will be required to give a FULL fee waiver to the student for the scholarship year (i.e. tuition fee and registration charge are waived).

➢Applicants must have a domiciliary of origin not equal to the EU/EEA or Switzerland
➢Scholarships may be approved for study across all disciplines.
➢ The HEA will seek to ensure that, overall, there is gender-balance in the cohort of students to whom scholarships are awarded.

➢ The Call for Applications is usually issued in the first quarter of the year.

Fully Funded Scholarships for Graduates from Irish Universities at KAUST
Joint Higher Education Authority (HEA) – King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) Scholarships 2016

A leading international university is offering five fully-funded graduate scholarships to students from Ireland.

Eligible graduates from one of the following Irish Universities

University College Dublin
University College Cork
University of Limerick
Maynooth University
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin City University
National University of Ireland Galway

can apply to KAUST for places on Master or PhD programmes in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The fellowships will cover

Full tuition support
Monthly living allowance
Private medical and dental coverage
Free Housing
Relocation support

Further Information

The initiative is part of a co-operation agreement between the HEA and KAUST aimed at boosting international education and research opportunities for graduates from the Irish higher education sector.

KAUST is a graduate university in Saudi Arabia with over 900 current students, of which over 35% are female. Located on the Red Sea about an hour north of Jeddah, the campus is home to students from over 60 different countries and is an ideal setting for graduate study and research.