Ireland Fellows Programme - Africa 2023

Brief Description:

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 program at a higher education institution (HEI) in Ireland. The award covers program fees, flights, accommodation, and living costs. Eligible master’s level programs in Ireland commence in August or September each year and, depending on the program, will run for between 10 and 16 months.

Eligibility for the Ireland Fellows Programme - Africa:

• Applicants must be resident nationals of Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe.
• Candidates should have a minimum of two or three years’ substantial work experience that is directly relevant to their proposed program (s) of study, depending on the country.
• Students must hold a bachelor’s level academic qualification from an accredited and government-recognized higher education institution, with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) – i.e. a first-class honor, or second-class honor, Grade 1 (a second-class honor Grade 2 may be accepted if the applicant has substantial directly relevant work experience). It must have been awarded in 2012 or later (i.e. within the last 12 years).
• Applicants should have a clear understanding of the academic and English language proficiencies required for all programs chosen.
• Candidates must not have applied to the Ireland Fellows Programme on more than one previous occasion.

Benefits:

The award covers program fees, flights, accommodation, and living costs.