Job Description

Our university champions the role of foundational, curiosity-driven research in expanding our understanding of the world and inspiring innovation. Our research community is engaged in global challenges, national priorities, and regional needs.
Together, we embrace an interdisciplinary and engaged approach, across a broad range of disciplines, and deliver impact through international collaboration. Our research leverages the unique character of our place, coalescing around four pillars, through which we deliver University of Galway’s distinctive research impact.

Who are these scholarships for?

Students starting their PhD on the 1st September 2026. The Hardiman PhD Scholarships are fully funded for four years, with a stipend of €25,000 p.a. plus tuition fee covered. High-achieving individuals, with drive and passion, who have an appetite for the research world and creativity, who thrive on intellectual excitement, and who will positively impact and shape the future for all in our society.  Using your creative energy, your PhD journey at the University of Galway will be alive with possibilities and opportunities.

The Scholarships offer opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a Structured PhD on any of our wide range of programmes.