12 February 2016 14:06:48 IST

Irish institutes to offer scholarships worth ₹6 cr to India students

Student fairs to take place in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kochi between Feb 20 and 28

Irish institutes will be offering scholarships to Indian students at the ‘Education in Ireland’ student fairs in the four-city fair, starting from February 20 to 28.

The fairs will showcase the prospects and ROI Irish institutes render to Indian students in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kochi on February 20, 21, 27 and 28 respectively. The fairs will bring together 12 of the top educational institutes from Ireland.

Through a series of education fairs, education in Ireland will be meeting students and parents to showcase the Irish education system and highlight the quality of programmes.

Prominent universities such as Trinity College Dublin are is offering scholarships worth €5000 to undergraduates; University College Dublin is providing 100 per cent tuition fee for master programmes and 50 per cent tuition fee for one-year master programmes; National University of Ireland Galway is offering €2,750 for undergraduate and postgraduate merit scholarships each, and National College of Ireland is offering €2,950 for master programmes, and €2,000 for undergraduates applicants.

The fairs will give a chance to students to engage with institute experts on a wide array of topics.