The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building.

The Programme offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-year master’s level programme at a higher education institution (HEI) in Ireland.

The award covers: 

• programme fees
• flights
• accommodation
• living costs

The Ireland Fellows Programme promotes gender equality, equal opportunity, and welcomes diversity. The aims of the Programme are to nurture future leaders; to develop incountry capacity to achieve national SDG goals; and to build positive relationships with Ireland.

Eligible master's level programmes are listed in a Directory

when applications open and are in a wide range of areas such as engineering; sustainable technology; science; law; human rights; gender and equality; health; and information systems.

Programmes in Ireland commence in August or September each year and, depending on the programme, will run for between 10 and 16 months.

The Ireland Fellows Programme is fully funded by the Irish Government and is offered under the auspices of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Applicants should hold an Honours bachelor’s level academic qualification with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) awarded within the last 12 years, and should not already hold a qualification at master’s level or higher. Potential applicants will require a satisfactory level of English which will be verified by English language testing.

For full eligibility criteria and more information, please visit www.irishaidfellowships.ie.