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National University of Ireland, Galway

Scholarship Schemes:

India 2016—2017

History

NUI Galway, one of Ireland’s oldest Universities enjoys a 160

year history of comprehensive and globally aware education.

We are the country’s premier university in the fields of Biomedi-

cal Science/Innovation, Software Engineering and Informatics,

Human Rights, Arts and Theatre, and Applied Social Sciences.

Rankings

NUI Galway is consistently ranked inside the top 2% of Univer-

sities worldwide and was the only Irish University to increase its

position in the two main international rankings, the Times

Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (243rd in

the world) and also QS World University Rankings (249th in the

world).

Peter Freyer graduated from Galway with a degree in Medi-

cine in 1874. He went on to become civil surgeon with the

Indian Medical Service, first at Azamgargh in Uttar Pradesh,

and later at Moradabad near Delhi. He served with the Indian

Medical Service for 20 years and published much of his

research in the Indian Medical Journal. He was a famous pio-

neer in biomedical innovation, and is credited for developing the

operation now known as prostatectomy.

Max Arthur Macauliffe graduated from Galway with a

degree in languages, classics and history in 1863. He entered

the Indian Civil Service in 1862, and went on to hold several

senior positions before retiring in 1893. He was a prolific scholar

and became immersed in Indian culture, and before long con-

verted to Sikhism. He is renowned for translating Sikh scripture

and history into English and for publishing an extensive history

of the Sikh religion and for promoting international awareness of

and interest for Punjabi culture in the late 19th century.

Each year, NUI Galway awards students from India a diverse range of

scholarships and attract a high calibre of students. We are now extending

our scholarship offerings and we look forward to welcoming students from

all over India to our friendly and historic Galway campus. We are delight-

ed to announce the launch of our India Specific Scholarships.

Sir Peter Freyer Special Merit Scholarship (Value:

€13,750) in the area of Science, Bioinnovation, and

ICT

Two Freyer Scholarships, comprising a full fee waiver (value: €13,750),

are available. These scholarships are aimed at academic programmes in

science, bio-innovation, and ICT. Applications for the scholarship are

welcomed from Indian students seeking to enter one of the selected

taught Master’s programmes at NUI Galway.

Max Arthur Macauliffe Special Merit Scholarship

(Valued: €13,750)

Three Macauliffe Scholarships, comprising a full fee waiver (value:

€13,750), are available. These scholarships are aimed at academic

programmes in all areas of the NUI Galway curriculum.

Postgraduate Merit Scholarships (Value: €2,000 -

€2,750)

Twenty five Postgraduate Merit Scholarships, comprising a partial fee

waiver (value: €2,000 - €2,750), are available. These scholarships are

aimed at postgraduate programmes in all areas of the NUI Galway

curriculum.

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National University of Ireland, Galway

Scholarship Schemes:

India 2016—2017

Undergraduate Merit Scholarships (Value: €2,000)

Ten Undergraduate Merit Scholarships, comprising a partial fee waiver (value: €2,000), are available. These scholarships are aimed at under-

graduate programmes in all areas of the NUI Galway curriculum.

Ireland has produced some of the greatest writers in literature. From James Joyce ,Oscar Wilde, Ann Enright to

William Yeats. It is a destination of each and every, who wants to study the archaic and modern literature. My

name is Parul Verma and I am studying M.A in Culture and colonialism in NUIG. With experienced faculty,

intensive course curriculum and cultural diversity, NUIG ranks among the top 1% in the world Q.S ranking of the

universities. The university also provides generous scholarships for meritorious students. I am a recipient of the

Max Arthur scholarship which is a full tuition fee waiver scholarship. I highly recommend NUIG for higher educa-

tion. It positively transforms a student’s intellectual, emotional and cultural life.

Jyotirmoy is currently studying a MSc in Data Analytics and was a recipient of the Max Arthur Macauliffe Special

Merit Scholarship and has also been chosen as an Education in Ireland Student Ambassador. NUI Galway is one of

the leading universities in the world with top quality teaching and research focus. Data Analytics has an applied

expertise in data preparation statistics and machine learning to investigate complex problems in many various

domains such as Interpreting, managing large amount of data set despite of hardware software constraints, also

merging various data sources. Galway city is a nice place to live, with the authenticity to Irish life and culture surround-

ed by some of Ireland’s most beautiful countryside. It offers you a mix of balanced academic and night life. I would

recommend any prospective student especially from India to choose NUI Galway as their study destination.’

Hi, my name is Kanika Wadhwa, pursuing MS in Biotechnology at NUIG, Galway. I have been fortunate to be part of

this university and environment that is known for its excellence for all right reasons and purposes. The studies here are ex-

cellent and engaging. All the professors are really helpful and I am having the time of my life. Not only studies but also the

extra-curricular activities are helping me in my overall personality building. I am blessed to have achieved a full scholarship

with the correct guidance of the University International officers and my counselors back home. I am very thankful for this

opportunity.

For further information on the scholarship schemes and how to apply please check the website:

http://www.nuigalway.ie/international-students/yourcountry/india/and see the conditions set out below apply.

If you are successful in securing your scholarship; you have 30 days from the date you receive confirmation of the scholarship offer; within which to

accept the scholarship; once the period of time has elapsed the scholarship will be reallocated.

Applicants must be categorised as non-EU for tuition fee purposes

Applicants should be Indian Citizens and residing in India at the time of application.

Applicants must hold an firm offer or acceptance to and eligible full time NUI Galway

Undergraduate/Postgraduate programmes;

Successful candidates will be selected on merit;

These scholarship is not eligible to be combined with any other tuition scholarship.