What University of Galway Global Scholarship for International Students actually covers.
The University of Galway Global Scholarship Programme is the institution's flagship international merit-based scholarship scheme, designed to attract and support outstanding students from around the world — including all African nations — who have been admitted to undergraduate or graduate taught programmes at University of Galway (formerly known as NUI Galway). University of Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group and is consistently ranked in the global top 300 universities; it is particularly noted for its research in biomedical sciences, engineering, arts, humanities, and law. Scholarships in this programme offer tuition fee reductions of varying amounts depending on programme and available funding, with many awards in the range of €2,000 to €5,000 per year. Students from Africa who are admitted to qualifying programmes within the College of Science and Engineering, the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies, or the College of Business, Public Policy, and Law may qualify. Eligible students who hold or are in the process of obtaining an offer of admission from the university and who meet the academic entry requirements for their selected programme can apply through the university's official application portal. Some awards are made automatically upon admission; others require a separate application. This is one of the most accessible scholarship routes into Ireland's higher education system for African students.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate, masters applicants seeking to study in Ireland. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
From here to submitted.
Scholar Africa helps you discover, shortlist, and track. The application itself is submitted on the provider's site.
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Save itAdd this to your shortlist so we can recommend similar scholarships and remind you of the deadline.
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Prepare your documentsMost providers ask for the same set — transcripts, references, a personal statement, ID. Use the checklist below to track progress across all your applications.
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Apply on the provider's siteSubmit on the provider's site before March 1, 2027 · 232 days left.
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Track the outcomeAdd to your tracker so you can update the status as the provider responds (shortlisted, interview, decision).
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What we checked, when we checked it.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.