LOCATION: Ireland
The University of Galway College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies International Scholarship is a merit-based fee waiver for international (non-EU) students enrolling in full-time undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies.
ELIGIBILITY:
Scholarship Terms & Conditions
Global Scholarships is University of Galway’s international Non-EU scholarship program designed to attract and support outstanding students from around the world. Only applicants from Non-EU countries are eligible.
Eligible students can only avail of one Global Scholarship for the 2027/28 academic year. Students who receive more than one scholarship offer will have one of them (usually the lesser one) rescinded.
Scholarship students are required to pay 50% of the total tuition fee before registration, not 50% of the fee remaining after their scholarship has been applied.
Students who have been offered an Excellence scholarship must accept their scholarship on the Microsoft form provided within the stipulated acceptance window to be awarded.
Specific college/school terms and conditions may apply.
How Your Scholarship Works
The value of your scholarship will be deducted from your annual tuition fees for the 2027/28 academic year. This scholarship is valid for Autumn 2027 entry only and cannot be deferred to future years.
The scholarship takes the form of a partial fee waiver and will be applied after the required minimum of 50% of your tuition fees have been paid. For more information on our fee payment policies, please visit https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-fees/pay-fees/
If you have received a multi-year award, your scholarship will continue for the subsequent years of your programme, provided you successfully complete each year to the required standard for progression.
BENEFIT:
Undergraduate Awards
€2,000 for all first-year students on courses in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
One Excellence Scholarship to the value of €20,000 (spread over four years at €5,000 per year).
Postgraduate Taught Awards
One Excellence Scholarship to cover the full tuition of the programme.
€2,000 scholarship for all students who have a First Class Honours Undergraduate Degree, or equivalent.
€1,500 scholarship for all returning study abroad and exchange students. This is eligible for any student who studied abroad at University of Galway, including attending the Summer School programmes.
All eligible international applicants will be considered for the scholarships. No separate application is required.
