2025 GOI Programmes

The Irish Research Council is delighted to announce that the calls for the 2025 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (GOIPG) and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes (GOIPD) are now open. 
 
These programmes support suitably qualified research master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline at eligible higher education institutions in Ireland. Scholarships can be held for between one and four years and fellowships for either one or two years. 
 
A number of government departments and agencies partner with the Irish Research Council to support the GOIPG Programme as a mechanism to deliver on shared national objectives. The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme’s strategic funding partners are as follows:
•     Environmental Protection Agency
•     Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 
•     Met Éireann
•     Department of Foreign Affairs

Applicant deadline is 10th October 2024. Call details available on the relevant Programme page.

Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programmes

Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes

Applicants seeking further clarification are recommended to contact the research office in their respective host institution. If unable to provide clarity, the research office should send questions to postgrad@research.ie or postdoc@research.ie as relevant for answer through the frequently asked questions (FAQ) process. Updated FAQ documents will be published weekly on the Irish Research Council website.