NUI Maynooth has a reputation for providing a student friendly campus environment with world-class teaching and research facilities within Ireland’s only University town. The student body is drawn from all over Ireland and from more than 50 overseas countries. NUI Maynooth offers a unique environment for learning, combining the best of its academic and cultural traditions with a modern and innovative approach to teaching and research.

NUI Maynooth welcomes international students wishing to apply for postgraduate full-degree programmes. Students should firstly consult our degree options and choose their preferred course of study. The International Office is open to answer or refer queries relating to different programs offered by NUI Maynooth.

Scholarship Opportunities

There are plenty of opportunities for talented postgraduate students to get funding at NUI Maynooth, in either taught or research based courses. Postgrastrate researchers can benefit from the presitigious John and Pat Hume scholarships which provide fees and a maintenance allowance of €5,000.

The two major funding agencies for research students are the two Irish Research Councils; the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET, also known as the Embark Initiative). Other funding bodies that provide research scholarships include:

• Chinese Scholar Council (provides PhD scholarship to Chinese students studying in an Irish University) 
• Fundacion Beca and Conyct (provides scholarship to Mexicon students studying in an Irish University) 
• Fáilte Ireland Tourism Research Scheme
• Science Foundation Ireland
• The Royal Irish Academy
• The Health Research Board
• Fulbright Foundation

Depending on the nature of the scholarship award, it can range from funding to cover your fees, up to a full scholarship with not only fees, but a living allowance and provision for expenses also. There are also funded summer reseach interships for undergraduate students at the university. For further information on these funding opportunities, please check the Postgraduate and Reseach Offices websites at: http://research.nuim.ie/ and http://graduatestudies.nuim.ie/

4 Year Structured PhD Programme

NUI Maynnoth will be offering a 4 year structured PhD Programme in a number of disciplines from September 2010. A Key aspiration of the 4 year programme is advancement of knowledge through research, it is also underpinned by structured training in generic and transferable skills. Year 1 will consist of taught modules specialising in the chosen reseach fields with possible rotation projects hosted by academic and industry laboratories (depends on the subject). Years 2 -4 will consist of a dedicated research project with continued mentoring in professional development.

The 4 year structured PhD programme is initially available in the following disciplines: Immunology, Economics and Finance, Netwrok Mathematics, Social Science, Humanities (Celtic Studies, History, Music, English, and Translation Studies) with ICT, and Envirment and Climate Change. Fundings are available for international candidates. Please contact the Graduate School or the International office for applications.