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Ireland Masters Scholarships
Written by Morgan James
Scholarships are available for international students in Ireland. Scholarships for domestic students are also available.
To get a ‘100% scholarship’, you will either need outstanding academic achievement or must fit the needs criteria, depending on whether it is a merit-based or needs-based scholarship. Additional criteria is typical, with some awards only being available for certain nationalities.
Nothing makes education accessible quite like scholarships, so I’ve gathered a selection of Ireland Masters scholarships in this handy location. It’s split by EU/UK and non-EU/UK, so I’d recommend using the table of contents to skip to your relevant section.
Also, to help out, I’ve added informational tags to the award titles. Those should tell you at a glance whether it’s just for specific nationalities, courses, universities or departments (among other things). Hope this helps!
Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship [Nationality-specific]
Scholarship value: 100% + €10,000 stipend for living costs.
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Students resident outside EU/EEA, Switzerland, Russia and Belarus who have not previously held a GOI-IES scholarship.
Read scholarship detailsGovernment of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme [Research-specific]
Scholarship value: Annual stipend of €22,000, €5,750 per year towards tuition, €3,250 per year for research expenses.
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Students applying for a research Masters or PhD at an Irish university. Must have first-class or upper second-class Bachelors (or the international equivalents).
Read scholarship detailsIrish Research Council Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme [Research-specific]
Scholarship value: €22,000 contribution to your salary, €5,750 towards tuition fees, €3,250 towards direct research expenses.
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Research students studying a programme in collaboration with an Irish university and an Irish employment partner.
Read scholarship detailsIrish Fellows Programme [Nationality-specific, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 100% + travel expenses + accommodation and living costs.
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Varies slightly by strand (award type), but typically requires 2-3 years work experience, a first or second-class Bachelors degree, and be an eligible nationality for the strand.
Read scholarship detailsInlaks Shivdasani Scholarships [Indian students, Subject-specific]
Scholarship value: Up to USD $100,000 (INR 78 Lakhs).
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Indian students applying to top-rate universities in Ireland (among other countries).
Read scholarship detailsNational Overseas Scholarship [Indian students]
Scholarship value: USD $15,400 (INR 12 Lakhs) + tuition, travel expenses and visa fees.
Awards available: 125
Basic Eligibility: Low-income Indian students who belong to one of the following categories: Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers, or Traditional Artisans.
Read scholarship detailsUCD Global Excellence Scholarships [University College Dublin]
Scholarship value: 100%
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Non-EU students accepted on an eligible course at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsSchool of Earth Sciences MSc Full fee-waiver for EU applicants and Stipend for non-EU applicants [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 100% (EU), €20,000 (non-EU)
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: EU and non-EU, only for two specific MSc courses at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsBrian Mullins GAA/GPA Graduate Scholarship [University College Dublin, Sports]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Apply to and then be offered a place on a UCD Graduate Sport Scholarship Programme. Be eligible to play 3rd Level GAA (as per Croke Park’s rule book) and be fit to represent UCD in 3rd Level GAA. Be an active member of the GPA.
Read scholarship detailsLPDP-UCD Scholarship Programme [University College Dublin, Indonesian students]
Scholarship value: 100%
Awards available: 5
Basic Eligibility: Indonesian citizens who are classified as non-EU for tuition fee purposes and hold an offer to study on a one-year taught Masters at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsJames Healy Masters Scholarship in Law [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Awarded to an exceptional student to undertake the LLM degree in the Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsUCD School of Archaeology Graduate Scholarship [University College Dublin, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: 2
Basic Eligibility: Full-time Irish/EU/EEA and non-EU students who have applied for a University College Dublin School of Archaeology one-year campus-based Masters programme.
Read scholarship detailsThe Kay Mahon Bursaries [University College Dublin, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €3,000
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: Students who are undertaking a University College Dublin one-year full-time or two-year part-time campus-based archaeology programme.
Read scholarship detailsFDC Group Scholarships for Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €12,500
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: Students who are undertaking the Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsProfessor Eamonn J. Walsh Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Student studying the Full-Time MSc Accounting and Financial Management at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsProfessor Brian Fynes Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Student studying the full-time MSc Supply Chain Management programme at the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Read scholarship detailsPatrick Burke Award for Excellence in Marketing [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €1,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Students on the University College Dublin MSc Digital Marketing and MSc Marketing Development Practice programmes with the best overall performance over the academic year.
Read scholarship detailsMSc Marketing and Retail Innovation Scholarships [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Applicants to the University College Dublin MSc Marketing and Retail Innovation programme.
Read scholarship detailsNorman C. T. Liu Aviation Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Applicants must be accepted for the MSc Aviation Finance at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsChina MSc Merit Based Scholarships [University College Dublin, Chinese students, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €3,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Academically exceptional students from China applying to University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School programmes.
Read scholarship detailsAlltech Frank Bradley Award for Excellence in Marketing [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €1,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Students on the University College Dublin MSc Marketing and MSc Marketing and Retail Innovation programmes with the best overall performance over the academic year.
Read scholarship detailsThe Kevin Boushel Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Alumni, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Full-Time Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School MSc applicants who graduated from UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
Read scholarship detailsThe Cormac Costelloe Dell Financial Services Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 100%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Full-Time MSc in Finance applicants to University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Read scholarship detailsUCD Foundation for Italian Studies Scholarship [University College Dublin, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €4,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Students accepted on MA / MLitt or PhD level in the School of Languages Cultures and Linguistics with a specialisation in Italian at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsColonel Michael Hefferon Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Students registered to the MA in Irish History at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsBrazilian Student Ambassador Scholarships [Dublin City University, Brazilian students]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Brazilian Citizens currently living in Brazil who have been admitted to a full time Dublin City University postgraduate degree programme.
Read scholarship detailsIrish Research Council Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme [Research-specific]
Scholarship value: €22,000 contribution to your salary, €5,750 towards tuition fees, €3,250 towards direct research expenses.
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Research students studying a programme in collaboration with an Irish university and an Irish employment partner.
Read scholarship detailsSchool of Earth Sciences MSc Full fee-waiver for EU applicants and Stipend for non-EU applicants [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 100% (EU), €20,000 (non-EU)
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: EU and non-EU, only for two specific MSc courses at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsJames Healy Masters Scholarship in Law [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Awarded to an exceptional student to undertake the LLM degree in the Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsBrian Mullins GAA/GPA Graduate Scholarship [University College Dublin, Sports]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Apply to and then be offered a place on a UCD Graduate Sport Scholarship Programme. Be eligible to play 3rd Level GAA (as per Croke Park’s rule book) and be fit to represent UCD in 3rd Level GAA. Be an active member of the GPA.
Read scholarship detailsUCD School of Archaeology Graduate Scholarship [University College Dublin, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: 2
Basic Eligibility: Full-time Irish/EU/EEA and non-EU students who have applied for a University College Dublin School of Archaeology one-year campus-based Masters programme.
Read scholarship detailsThe Kay Mahon Bursaries [University College Dublin, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €3,000
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: Students who are undertaking a University College Dublin one-year full-time or two-year part-time campus-based archaeology programme.
Read scholarship detailsFDC Group Scholarships for Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €12,500
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: Students who are undertaking the Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsProfessor Eamonn J. Walsh Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Student studying the Full-Time MSc Accounting and Financial Management at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsProfessor Brian Fynes Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Student studying the full-time MSc Supply Chain Management programme at the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Read scholarship detailsPatrick Burke Award for Excellence in Marketing [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €1,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Students on the University College Dublin MSc Digital Marketing and MSc Marketing Development Practice programmes with the best overall performance over the academic year.
Read scholarship detailsMSc Marketing and Retail Innovation Scholarships [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Applicants to the University College Dublin MSc Marketing and Retail Innovation programme.
Read scholarship detailsNorman C. T. Liu Aviation Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Applicants must be accepted for the MSc Aviation Finance at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsIMAGE MBA Scholarship [University College Dublin, Female students, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 100%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Female Irish-resident candidates to the University College Dublin full-time MBA or Modular Executive MBA programmes.
Read scholarship detailsAlltech Frank Bradley Award for Excellence in Marketing [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €1,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Students on the University College Dublin MSc Marketing and MSc Marketing and Retail Innovation programmes with the best overall performance over the academic year.
Read scholarship details30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship [University College Dublin, Irish students, Female students, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Female students resident in Ireland applying for the University College Dublin Executive MBA.
Read scholarship detailsThe Kevin Boushel Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Alumni, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Full-Time Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School MSc applicants who graduated from UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
Read scholarship detailsThe Cormac Costelloe Dell Financial Services Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 100%
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Full-Time MSc in Finance applicants to University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Read scholarship detailsUCD Foundation for Italian Studies Scholarship [University College Dublin, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €4,000
Awards available: -
Basic Eligibility: Students accepted on MA / MLitt or PhD level in the School of Languages Cultures and Linguistics with a specialisation in Italian at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsHelga and Hugh Staunton Scholarship [University College Dublin, Irish students, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €9,330
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Irish residents accepted to postgraduate programme in German at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsColonel Michael Hefferon Memorial Scholarship [University College Dublin, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €5,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: Students registered to the MA in Irish History at University College Dublin.
Read scholarship detailsThe CUBS Equal Futures Scholarship [University College Cork, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: 50%
Awards available: 4
Basic Eligibility: Women enrolling for the MSc in Business Analytics, MSc Business Economics, MSc Finance (Banking and Risk Management), MSc Finance (Investment and Asset Management), MSc Finance (Corporate Finance) at University College Cork.
Read scholarship detailsEU Merit Based Scholarship [University College Cork, Department-specific]
Scholarship value: €1,000
Awards available: 1 per full time PG Taught Masters programme.
Basic Eligibility: EU students in the College of Business and Law at University College Cork. Awarded to students on full time taught masters programmes who receives the highest 1st class honour in their undergraduate degree.
Read scholarship detailsOrnua Scholarship [University College Cork, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €16,000
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: EU/UK students applying for MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives at University College Cork. Minimum Second Class Honours Grade 2 in primary degree.
Read scholarship detailsGovernment of Ireland - HEI Our Rural Future - Rural Development Master Bursary [University College Cork, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €10,000
Awards available: 2
Basic Eligibility: EU/UK students applying for MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives at University College Cork. Students must secure a minimum Second Class Honours Grade 1 in an approved primary degree or equivalent.
Read scholarship detailsFDC Group Scholarships [University College Cork, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €12,500
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: EU/UK students who accepted an offer for MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives at University College Cork. Students must secure a minimum Second Class Honours Grade 1 in an approved primary degree or equivalent.
Read scholarship detailsCarbery Group Scholarship [University College Cork, Course-specific]
Scholarship value: €13,130
Awards available: 1
Basic Eligibility: EU/UK students who accepted an offer for MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives at University College Cork. Students must secure a minimum Second Class Honours Grade 1 in an approved primary degree or equivalent.
Read scholarship detailsThe cost of studying in Ireland varies between programmes and subject areas. It is always a good idea to double check the fee with your university before calculating the total cost of your Masters and how much funding you require.
Though this is not the case for all programmes, university fees for international students in Ireland (non-EU nationals) are sometimes higher. Business courses are more likely to have similar fees for international and domestic students, whereas Arts and Humanities courses are likely to charge higher fees to non-EU students. We have created the table below with data from the official Study in Ireland website so you can compare the university fees in Ireland between different programmes and check if you’ll be charged more as a non-EU national.
| Subject | EU Nationals | Non-EU Nationals |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine | €18,000 – €32,000 | €18,000 - €32,000 |
| Engineering | €9,950 – €25,000 | €9,950 – €25,000 |
| Science and Technology | €9,950 – €27,000 | €9,950 – €27,000 |
| Arts and Humanities | €9,950- €19,000 | €9,950- €19,000 |
Even though international students in Ireland usually pay about the same, the tuition fee is just one of the many things you'll need to budget for. The cost of studying in Ireland can add up when you start thinking about accommodation, food, entertainment etc, and it is always a good idea to look at the funding options available whether you are a domestic or international Masters student.
You can also have a look at the living in Ireland section of our main Masters in Ireland guide to know more about the cost of living, which will help you work out how much you need to fund your studies and student life.
Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is the Irish student finance agency. In some cases, EU, EEA, UK or Swiss nationals (as well as those who have leave to remain in Ireland) can apply for financial support through SUSI.
If you’ve been living in Ireland for three out of the last five years, you could be eligible to apply for a contribution towards your tuition fees, as well as a maintenance grant (subject to qualifying as a ‘disadvantaged student’ who meets certain conditions).
If you’ve been living in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland (but outside Ireland) for three out of the last five years, you could be eligible for a contribution towards your tuition fees only (not a maintenance grant).
Depending on your personal circumstances, you could receive between £5,000 as a contribution towards your tuition fees.
The maintenance grant is worth yo to €1,774 if you ordinarily live within 45km of your university, but up to €4,292 if you ordinarily live outside of this radius.
Applications for the following academic year open in April and can be made online via SUSI.
For more information on eligibility for Irish student finance, please visit SUSI or the Citizens Information Board.
More about a Masters in Ireland
You can also have a look at our Masters in Ireland guide or search for a Masters in Ireland.
Tips from the author
#1 Read eligibility criteria very carefully
I’ve listed the basic criteria for each scholarship above, but each award typically has an extended list of criteria beyond that. This typically includes a grade minimum (even for needs-based scholarships) along with more obtuse criteria. If you miss something that makes you ineligible, that makes your application a waste of both your time and the funding source’s time, so try not to do it.
#2 Apply as soon as your application is as good as it can be (not ASAP)
What do I mean by this? Well, to misquote a famous game developer, “A delayed application is eventually good, but a rushed application is forever bad.” You still need to get your application in before any deadlines, of course, but that doesn’t mean you should slap your application together as quickly as possible. Instead, make sure to give lots of thought to the parts of the application that show what you bring to the table, such as essays and records of extracurricular activities. Grades only get you so far.
#3 Don’t be disheartened if you’re turned down
Any scholarship that’s not extremely specific (and sometimes even those) will always have far more applicants than places. If you gave it your best go and you made sure to meet the eligibility criteria, it’s not necessarily you: the competition pool was just ridiculously above the curve. If you can improve your application in some way, then by all means, have a go at it. If not, keep your chin up and stay vigilant for more opportunities—you never know when one might come along.
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