Fully Funded Study in Ireland)

 Ireland Fellows Programme Africa 2026/2027 for early to mid-career professionals (Fully Funded Study in Ireland)

Application Deadline: July 25, 2025 https://tinyurl.com/4deaw6ks

The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It 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 and living costs. Eligible master’s level programmes in Ireland commence in August or September each year and, depending on the programme, will run for between 10 and 16 months.

The aims of the Programme are to nurture future leaders; to develop in-country capacity to achieve national SDG goals; and to build positive relationships with Ireland.

Eligible Countries: 

Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Benefits

Ireland Fellows Programme awards are fully funded. The award includes the payment of academic

fees; visa application fees; medical and travel insurance; economy flights to and from Ireland; and

the Irish residence permit fee. Allowances include the following:

A settling-in allowance towards items needed on arrival in Ireland;

A completion and departure allowance at the end of the study period;

A monthly living stipend of €700 (subject to review);

Student accommodation arranged and paid for trimesters 1 and 2 (normally

September to May), and in trimester 3 a monthly accommodation stipend of €800-

€1000 depending on location in Ireland (subject to review).