College of Science and Engineering Scholarships Overview:

The College of Science and Engineering at University of Galway is committed to attracting high-calibre students from around the world. To this end, we offer a range of excellence and merit-based scholarships to students from Outside of the EU countries.

Our college, the home of STEM in the West of Ireland, is where discovery and creativity collide to catalyse innovation and to drive transformational change; in short...

Scientists discover, Engineers create. Together we innovate.

Our Science and Engineering programmes offer a world of choice, spanning from Biomedical Engineering to Data Analytics, from Biotechnology to Climate Change, Health Data Science and much more.

Our teaching is inspired by our research and draws on our distinctive strengths in medical technologies, marine ecology, data science, engineering and sustainability.

Our students learn by doing so courses involve practical classes in state of the art laboratories, industry placements and field trips.

All of this is a springboard for excellent opportunities for your future. 98% of our students are in employment or further study within 6 months of graduating, meaning Galway is your place to thrive!

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The School of Biological and Chemical Sciences offers:

One Excellence Scholarship of €40,000 (€10k per year over 4 years) and 2 X €20,000 Merit Scholarships (€5k per year over 4 years) for Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:

  • BSc Biotechnology
  • BSc Genetics & Genomics

    • One Excellence Scholarship of €10,000 and €2,000 Merit Scholarships for all Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:

    The School of Computer Science offers:

    Two Excellence Scholarships of €20,000 (€5k per year over 4 years) and 5X €8,000 Merit Scholarships (€2k per year over 4 years) for Outside of the EU students in the:

    Three Excellence Scholarships of €10,000 and €2,000 Merit Scholarships for all Outside of the EU students in each of the following programmes:

    The School of Engineering offers:

    One School of Engineering Excellence Scholarship of €40,000 (€10k per year over 4 years) for Outside of the EU students from the following programmes:

  • BE + ME Biomedical Engineering
  • BE + ME Civil Engineering
  • BE + ME Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • BE + ME Electronic & Computer Engineering
  • BE + ME Energy Systems Engineering
  • BE + ME Mechanical Engineering
  • BE Engineering (Undenominated)

    • One School of Engineering Excellence Scholarship of €10,000 from the following programmes

    And €2,000 Merit Scholarships for all Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:

    The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences offers:

    One Excellence Scholarship of €10,000 and €2,000 Merit Scholarships for all Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:

    The School of Natural Sciences offers:

    One Excellence Scholarship of €40,000 (€10k per year over 4 years) and €8,000 Merit Scholarships (€2k per year over 4 years) for Outside of the EU students in each of the following programmes:

    * Excellence scholarships must meet the equivalency of 550-600 points in the Irish Leaving Cert as outlined here.

    €10,000 Excellence Scholarships to any Outside of the EU candidate deemed to meet equivalency to a 1st class honours level 8 degree as outlined here in the following programmes. €2,000 Merit Scholarships for all other applicable Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:

    Terms and Conditions

    All students must accept their offer and pay their deposit to avail of their postgraduate merit and postgraduate excellence scholarships.

    All eligible candidates who accept their offer and have paid their deposit by Thursday 1 May, 2025, will be automatically considered. (with one exception*)

    *Computer Science candidates who have applied in the calendar year of 2024 have a Monday, 17 of March deadline.

    By accepting an excellence scholarship you will be included in our panel of international student ambassadors, and will be required to participate in marketing activities such as providing testimonials/creating content of your University of Galway experience, participating in informational webinars, welcoming delegations of visits from your home country to the campus, and engaging with prospective students on the ambassador platform.

    You'll be automatically considered for merit scholarships by completing the programme application below.

    Apply here

    *Terms and conditions apply.

    View our College of Science and Engineering Postgraduate Programmes

    Meet our students

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    Dia dhuit (hello). I'm an international student from Malawi, pursuing a master’s in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) at the College of Science & Engineering.

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    Hello there! My name is Sreelakshmi. I am an MSc student in Computer Science at the College of Science and Engineering at University of Galway. Feel free to reach out.

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