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PHD Fee Waiver

The PhD Fee Waiver Scheme at the University of Galway allows full-time PhD students with specific prestigious scholarships to have their fees waived for up to four years. Eligible students must be funded through EU Marie Skłodowska Curie schemes or China Scholarship Council Scholarships and cannot receive other fee-supporting awards. The application process involves nomination by a PhD supervisor and approval from the Executive Dean of the College.

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PHD Fee Waiver

The PhD Fee Waiver Scheme at the University of Galway allows full-time PhD students with specific prestigious scholarships to have their fees waived for up to four years. Eligible students must be funded through EU Marie Skłodowska Curie schemes or China Scholarship Council Scholarships and cannot receive other fee-supporting awards. The application process involves nomination by a PhD supervisor and approval from the Executive Dean of the College.

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Policies and Procedures

Code: QA203
Title: PhD Fee Waiver
Date: July 2020
Owner: Graduate Studies

Purpose
Fulltime PhD students who are in receipt of prestigious scholarships or funding awards that do not
support the payment of fees are eligible for the PhD Fee Waiver Scheme.
The Fee Waiver is limited to full-time PhD students holding awards from:
 EU Marie Skłodowska Curie schemes
 China Scholarship Council Scholarships
If successful, the fees of the full-time PhD Student are waived for the duration of 4 years only.

Procedure:
The PhD Fee Waiver and its eligibility criteria will be advertised to PhD applicants who are planning
to undertake a PhD at the University of Galway.

• The PhD fees are waived for the duration of 4 years only. Any additional fees beyond 4 years must
be paid as usual.
• For advertising purposes the award will be referred to as the "University of Galway PhD Fee
Waiver"
• This scheme will be reviewed every 5 years.
• The Colleges will provide a report of fee waivers awarded to the Dean of Graduate Studies and
Standing Committee of Academic Council annually.

How to Apply
• PhD Supervisors can apply to nominate their PhD student to receive the PhD Fee Waiver. If
successful, the fees of the full-time PhD Student are waived for the duration of 4 years only.
• To apply the Supervisor must complete the attached form and submit using the subject line
“PhDFeeWaiver_StudentSurname” to

College of Arts, Social Science & Celtic Studies: [email protected]


College of Business, Public Policy & Law: [email protected]
College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences: [email protected]
College of Science & Engineering: [email protected]

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the fee waiver, the PhD student must satisfy the following criteria:
• A fulltime registered PhD student at University of Galway
• Funded through either an EU Marie Skłodowska Curie scheme or a China Scholarship Council
Scholarship
• Not in receipt of any other scholarship or similar funding award that supports the payment of full
fees.

Fee Waiver Approval Process:


• The Executive Dean of College approves the fee waiver.
• The College Office will notify the candidate, Supervisor and Fees Office of the fee waiver.
Policies and Procedures

University of Galway
Full-time PhD Fee Waiver
Application Form to be completed by PhD supervisor

Name of Student:

Staff ID Number Student ID


(for Marie Curie Number
schemes):
Nationality:

Academic
Qualifications:

(Degree awarded &


Awarding Body)

PhD Programme

Programme duration: Fund No:

Eligibility Criteria: Criteria YES NO


(please tick (please tick
below) below)

Has the Student accepted the


offer of a PhD in University of
Galway?

EU Marie Skłodowska Curie


funded

China Scholarship Council funded

Is the Student in receipt of any


other scholarship or similar
funding award that supports the
payment of Non-EU fees?

Supervisor

(Full title &


College/Research
Centre)

Signature of Approval:

(Executive Dean of
College)

Date: Programme Fee


Waiver €
Policies and Procedures

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