Important Scholarship Information

The Research Accounts Office can no longer issue a temporary Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) for visa purposes. The student should apply for an official PPSN from the Department of Social Protection.

If the student has been awarded a fully funded PhD Scholarship, proof of the Scholarship, evidenced by a copy of the Letter of Offer on official University headed paper should be submitted as part of the Visa Application in lieu of evidence of payment of fees. The Visa Office may deem it necessary during the processing of the application to ask the applicant to submit additional documents.

Scholarship Information

• Completed Scholarship forms must be emailed by the Agresso Budget Holder to scholarshipforms@universityofgalway.ie .

• The table below outlines the dates for submission of forms and payment dates for funded Scholarship students.

Correctly completed Scholarship Forms must be received by the Research Accounts Office no later than the 7th of the month,   except for *December, in order to ensure payment within that calendar month.  Forms correctly completed and received after the 7th, or    after 1st December, will be processed for payment the following month.

Additional Information for students

• Forms can not be submitted without a PPS number and/or an Irish Bank Account or SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Bank Account (which includes a BIC and IBAN). SEPA is made up of the Eurozone, countries within the EU and a few other countries which also support EUR bank transfers. 
• If a student is full-time registered at another Educational Establishment then a letter of Proof of Registration from that University is needed to accompany the Scholarship forms at the time of submission covering the period in which the student is visiting the University of Galway campus. 
• The Student signature required for the Revenue Declaration Form must be an original signature.
• For further information see the Payroll & Expenses Office regarding scholarship payment information

Upon request (by way of email to scholarshipforms@universityofgalway.ie), a confirmation letter detailing your stipend amount, start and end dates, and other relevant information is available from the Research Accounts Office.

Additional Information for Budget Holders

• The Budget Holder must ensure sufficient funds are available in the account to cover the duration of the Scholarship. This can be reviewed in the most recent Labour Commitment file for the Research Account.
• The end date of the Scholarship cannot extend beyond the end date of the Research Account.