If you are thinking about undertaking a research programme, you will need to consider how you will fund each of the following: a) your living costs, b) the research costs e.g. laboratory materials, costs of field work etc and c) the programme registration fees.
Each year a limited number of scholarship opportunities are available.
Scholarship opportunities are available to research applicants
- Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship
- Irish Research Council Funding Schemes
- SUSI Grant Scheme
- Teagasc– the Agricultural and Food Development Authority
- Environmental Protection Agency
Foreign governments may also provide funding for their citizens, for example:
- China – the CSC Chinese Scholarship Council
- Kazakhstan – the Bolashak International Scholarship
- Saudi Arabia – the King Abdullah Scholarship Programme
- Brazil – CNPq website
- Mexico – Conacyt website
Registration Fees
For Self Funded Projects, students are required to pay the relevant registration fee and also fund the project costs.
For Funded Projects, normally a scholarship is provided to the student and registration fees and project costs are also paid by the funder.
A Continuation Fee of €1,000 is payable by all students who submit their thesis for examination 6 months or more beyond their submission date.
Annual Graduate Research Student Fees with effect from May 2024
| Student | Fees |
|---|---|
| EU full-time | €5,500 |
| EU part-time | €3,666 |
| Non-EU full-time | €11,000 |
| Non-EU part-time | €7,333 |
For further information about fees, contact the team at phd@tudublin.ie