Hardiman Research Scholarships

Benefits & funding

• A €25,000 annual stipend for four years.
• Tuition fees covered for the four-year award period.
• The scholarship does not cover the student levy, research consumables, or travel.

Eligibility

• Applicants are expected to hold a first- or upper-second-class honours primary degree, or an equivalent qualification.
• Applicants must be new PhD entrants; current PhD students and people who already hold a PhD are not eligible.
• Awards support full-time Structured PhDs at University of Galway and remain conditional on separate admission to the relevant PhD program.
• Applicants must meet the university’s applicable English-language requirements.
• The published scholarship eligibility criteria state no nationality or residency restriction.
• PhD candidates at Burren College of Art are not eligible for this university scholarship.

Application process

1. 1
   Identify and contact a potential University of Galway supervisor, then nominate one supervisor in the scholarship application.
2. 2
   Read the applicant guidance and submit the Hardiman application in English or Irish; the Personal Research Statement has a 1,000-word maximum.
3. 3
   Ensure the proposed supervisor submits the supervisor form and two referees each submit an academic reference form directly to the scholarship office.
4. 4
   Complete the separate Structured PhD admission process; any award is conditional on meeting the relevant program entry requirements.

Program timeline

1. Applications opened.

   1 December 2025

2. Application deadline.

   6 February 2026 at 17:00 Irish Time

3. Interviews.

   16–27 April 2026

4. Decisions.

   Late May 2026

5. Scholarship begins.

   1 September 2026

6. Early December, normally

   The application system reopens for the following September intake; the next exact date has not been published.