College of Science and Engineering Scholarships Overview:
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:
One Excellence Scholarship of €10,000 and a €2,000 Merit Scholarship 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 a €2,000 Merit Scholarship 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:
One School of Engineering Excellence Scholarship of €10,000 from the following programmes
And a €2,000 Merit Scholarship for all Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:
- MSc Biomedical Engineering
- ME Biomedical Engineering
- ME Civil Engineering
- MSc Construction Innovation
- ME Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- ME Electronic & Computer Engineering
- ME Energy Systems Engineering
- MSc Energy Systems Engineering (Coming soon)
- MSc Intelligent Robotics
- ME Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Medical Electronics and Digital Health
- MSc Wind Energy Engineering
The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences offers:
One Excellence Scholarship of €10,000 and a €2,000 Merit Scholarship for all Outside of the EU students in the following programmes:
The School of Natural Sciences offers:
*One Excellence Scholarships of €40,000 (€10k per year over 4 years) and one €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.
- BSc Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Bsc Environmental Science
- BSc Marine Science
- BSc Occupational Health and Safety Management
- BSc Physics
A €10,000 Excellence Scholarship 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. A €2,000 Merit Scholarship 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 Wednesday 1 May, 2024, will be automatically considered. (with one exception*)
*Computer Science candidates who have applied in the calendar year of 2023 have a Sunday, 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.
*Terms and conditions apply.
View our College of Science and Engineering Postgraduate Programmes
Meet our students
Ashenafi
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.
Sreelakshmi
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.
Maggie
Hi, I’m Maggie, I’m from the USA! I’m grateful for being an international student ambassador at University of Galway. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.