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KAUST Scholarships for Irish students

Fully funded scholarships offered to graduates from Irish universities at KAUST.

Up to five students from Ireland will be offered places on Master or PhD programmes at the world class King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia in 2016. The fully funded scholarships which include free accommodation, air travel and an annual stipend of between €19,000 to €28,000 are open to graduates of UCD, UCC, UL, Maynooth University, TCD, DCU and NUIG. The initiative is part of a co-operation agreement signed by the HEA with KAUST and covers programmes in key science, engineering and biological science disciplines.