The Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Programme offers full scholarships for Palestinian students to study at a higher education institute in Ireland for one year at Master’s Level, beginning in the academic year 2019/2020. The Programme provides opportunities for candidates to choose from a wide variety of courses at 19 higher education institutions in Ireland.
- Study in one of the best education systems in the world for higher education achievements
- Join the 35,000 international students from 161 countries enjoying Ireland's vibrant culture
- Live in an English-speaking country
- Experience living in one of the friendliest and safest countries in the world
To be eligible for the IPSP, applicants must:
- be a Palestinian resident of the occupied Palestinian territory;
- have identified and selected two relevant courses from the Ireland-Palestine Directory of Eligible Postgraduate Courses (see below);
- hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum grade point average of 75% or 2.67 (or equivalent standard);
- have achieved the necessary academic standard to be accepted onto their chosen Master’s degree course in a higher education institution in Ireland (refer to the rough table of equivalency in the Ireland-Palestine Directory of Postgraduate Courses);
- be applying to commence a new qualification and not be seeking funding for a course they have already commenced or which will begin before scholarship awards have been notified;
- not already hold a qualification at Master’s degree level or higher;
- be able to take up the scholarship in the academic year 2019/2020;
- submit with their application a valid English-language proficiency score report with a minimum score of 6.5 on IELTS, or 550 on Institutional Testing Program (ITP), or 80 on Internet-based TOEFL (iBT).
Prior professional working experience is not required.
To apply: you can download the application form and the directory of eligible postgraduate courses through www.dfa.ie/ramallah or www.amideast.org/IPSP
The closing date for receipt of applications is 14 March 2019. Applications should be submitted with all supporting documents by hand to AMIDEAST offices in Ramallah or Gaza:
AMIDEAST Ramallah: Al-Watanieh Towers, 1st floor, El-Bireh, Ramallah Tel: 02-2408023 ext. 300
AMIDEAST Gaza: Bseiso Building, 8th floor, Rimal Neighbourhood, Gaza Tel: 08-2824635 ext. 102
For more information on studying in Ireland, go to http://www.educationinireland.com/ and http://www.internationalstudents.ie/
