Postgraduate fees

Postgraduate Fees

Important Note:  Tuition fees are subject to change year-on year.  The fee quoted for your programme is the current year fee.  NUI Galway is not bound by any error or omission from the following information.   Find out how much the programme of your choice will cost. You can also find funding opportunities to help you with your tuition, should you qualify.

For 24/25 entrants, where the course duration is greater than 1 year, there is an inflationary* increase approved of 5%** per annum for continuing years fees***.

Fees are set 18 months in advance of the course start date and approved inflation rates are based on inflation trends at that time.  Inflation increases the costs of running the University and to maintain the quality of the student education and experience it is necessary for us to increase our fees to cover these additional costs.

** With rounding the actual increase can range between 2.5% and 6.5%

Postgraduate Fees

See fees for:

• College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies (including An tAcadamh)
• College of Business, Public Policy, and Law
• College of Engineering and Informatics
• College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
• College of Science

For more information on EU and Non-EU fees for postgraduate taught and research courses at NUI Galway, please contact the Fees Office directly by emailing Fees and quote your student / Application number.

 International (Non-EU) students cannot typically pursue part-time programmes of study (full time study being a condition of a student Visa). There are exceptions where Non-EU student's leave to remain in the State (e.g. their Visa) specifically permits part-time study. In these cases, unless otherwise specified on the course page, the student will be charged a fee pro-rata of the Non-EU fee on the full time programme.  

EU students

An EU student is defined as an EU national (i.e. holding an E.U. passport/or birth certificate) who has been ordinarily resident* in an EU member state for at least three of the five years immediately preceding their entry to the third level course.

* 'ordinarily resident' excludes residency for educational purposes.

Tax rebate

The Revenue Commissioners offer tax relief on fees paid for some Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses.  Please see here for details on tax relief available.  You may be required to provide the Revenue Commissioners with a receipt for fees paid.  To process this please email Fees and indicate the student ID number, academic year that the receipt is required for and the postal address of the student.  It will be processed within 3-4 working days.

Deposit

To secure a taught postgraduate place at NUI Galway a deposit is payable at offer-acceptance stage. The deposit is usually €500 but can be €1,000 in some cases. The deposit payment is deducted from your course fees at registration stage, so in effect is a part-payment of your course fees.

If you don’t take up the place you accepted, then this deposit is not refundable except in the event you did not attain the stipulated conditions of your offer (when a conditional offer was made).  The exception to this is the Professional Diploma in Education / An Dioplóma Gairmiúil san Oideachas where the deposits are non refundable. 

Scholarships

Postgraduate scholarship information is online here. 

Other postgraduate funding resources

• Watch our Funding Your Postgraduate Studies video here.
• Read 11 Tips on Funding Your Postgrad Study—a blog post by our Postgraduate Recruitment Officer, Valerie Leahy.
• Download our free ebook: The Postgraduate Guide, which includes more information on postgraduate funding.

College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies

Postgraduate Students

College of Business, Public Policy, and Law

College of Engineering and Informatics

College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences

College of Science