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UCD SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES MSC SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS

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Application Deadline: February 28th, 2026

LOCATION: Ireland

They are pleased to announce the following scholarship opportunities for the School of Earth Sciences graduate-taught master’s programmes (MSc in Subsurface Geomodelling and MSc in Environmental and Engineering Geoscience) for the 2026-27 academic year

ELIGIBILITY:

This is open to applicants who qualify for the EU fee rate (including Irish, other EU, and UK applicants) and non-EU applicants.

In both cases, applicants must already have applied to the course online and be holding an offer of a place on one of these two MSc courses. These scholarship and stipend offers are only applicable to the particular MSc programme specified, and cannot be transferred to another programme or deferred to a later academic year.

UCD School of Earth Sciences MSc Scholarship or Stipend applications should be made via email to (opens in a new window)earthsciencesscholarships@ucd.ie and must include transcripts, a CV, names of two referees, and a personal statement. The scholarships will be awarded by a committee of School of Earth Science faculty on the basis of academic excellence and student fit to the MSc. The deadline for applications is February 28th, 2026, and candidates will be informed by mid-March.

The UCD School of Earth Sciences MSc Stipend does not include a tuition fee scholarship. However, details of UCD tuition fees and scholarships for non-EU students are available here.  All non-EU applicants to our course are assessed on the basis of their academic record for a UCD International Student Scholarship, which covers part of tuition fees, as part of the application process, and no separate application is required for this. The UCD Global Excellence Scholarships offer 50% or 100% waivers of tuition fees for non-EU applications and must be applied for separately. 

BENEFIT:

Up to two full fee waivers for EU applicants.  This is open to applicants who qualify for the EU fee rate (including Irish, other EU, and UK applicants).

Up to two stipends, to the value of €20,000, as a contribution to living expenses for non-EU applicants.  This is open to all applicants who qualify for the Non-EU fee rate. 

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GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Opens: 29 January 2026; Deadline: 5pm (Irish time) 12 March 2026

LOCATION: Ireland 

The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) programme supports high-caliber international students who wish to study at NFQ levels 9 or 10 (master’s, postgraduate diploma, or PhD) in Ireland. The programme is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) and managed by the Higher Education Authority. Under the initiative, 60 scholarships are awarded each year for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10.

ELIGIBILITY:

In order to be eligible for a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship, applicants must have a domiciliary of origin outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Candidates will first need to apply for admission to a master’s, postgraduate diploma, or PhD programme offered by an eligible Irish higher education institution as per that institution’s admission procedures. Candidates are advised to make inquiries directly to the relevant higher education institution about the eligibility of their course for GOI-IES. Where available, the institutions’ contact details are included in Appendix 1 of the 2026 GOI-IES call document, “Eligible Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)”. Appendix 1 is available on this webpage as a separate document and may be further updated with additional contact details.

Applicants must have a conditional or final offer of admission to an eligible Irish higher education institution at the time of applying for a Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship. Proof of admission must be submitted with the GOI-IES application, in the relevant section of the GOI-IES application form. Prospective candidates who have previously held a GOI-IES scholarship are not eligible to apply. Russian and Belarusian nationals are not eligible to apply.

Potential applicants should read the call documentation carefully to ascertain whether they are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted via the 2026 GOI-IES online portal. A link to the application portal will be provided on this page when the 2026 call opens in late January 2026. A maximum of one application per candidate may be submitted in the 2026 cycle of the GOI-IES programme.

All applications require two references to be uploaded by the applicants via the online portal. It is recommended that candidates submit their applications well before the deadline to avoid technical issues due to heavy server traffic on the respective day. Applications cannot be submitted once the deadline has passed. No alterations can be made to an application once it has been submitted.

BENEFIT:

A Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship consists of a stipend amounting to €10,000 for one year of full-time study at NFQ levels 9 or 10. The awardees’ host higher education institutions are required to give a full fee waiver to the awardees for the year of their scholarship.

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