Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme - Application Process

Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme Application

A guide to courses eligible for Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme awards is available to consult at Irish Embassies/Missions in participating countries from the September of each year. Application forms for the fellowship are also available from embassies (see list of contact details below).

Once you have obtained the application form, you should read the accompanying notes carefully before completing any of the sections. You should also have identified the postgraduate programme you wish to undertake. The deadline for submission of the form is 31st December but earlier submission to the Irish Embassy/Mission is advised.

When returning the form, you will be asked to provide a certified photocopy of several documents. (A certified photocopy is one which has been signed and stamped by an authorised person - such as a Justice of the Peace, a Notary Public, a lawyer or a solicitor, etc - as being true and correct. The authorised person needs to sign, print their name and position and, if possible, affix an official stamp to all pages of each copy).

Please note that all applications for the Fellowship Training Programme should be submitted directly to the Irish Embassy/Mission, not to ICOS or Irish Aid.

Course Application

If you are advised that your application has been shortlisted for a possible fellowship award, you must submit a separate course application directly to the college in question (and not to Irish Aid or ICOS).

Please note the following:

• Some colleges in Ireland only accept applications online.
• Ensure you complete the correct application form for the course and college to which you wish to apply and use the correct course title, code and institution name as listed in the course guide or college website. Failure to do so may result in your application being misdirected.
• When submitting course applications, it is essential that you forward original transcripts or certified photocopies of exam results or degree certificates. Uncertified photocopies are not acceptable.
• Take care. Incomplete course applications will take longer to process and may result in missing an application deadline.
• Irish universities normally issue course acceptance letters in May or June.
• If you have already applied for a course at the time of submitting your Fellowship application, you should indicate this and the status of your application clearly on your form. It is also recommended that you include photocopies of any course applications and acceptance letters.

English Language Proficiency

To fulfil Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme requirements, all shortlisted candidates for study in Ireland must also obtain an IELTS English Language certificate - unless they already hold one which is less than two years old - with a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 (TOEFL equivalent also accepted). Test arrangements will be made and paid for by ICOS on behalf of Irish Aid for shortlisted candidates who do not already hold such a certificate.

Please note that admission to some courses in Ireland will require a higher IELTS/TOEFL score than the Fellowship minimum requirements given above.

For further details:
IELTS: www.ielts.org
TOEFL: www.toefl.org

Contact Details for Irish Embassies/Missions

Ethiopia
Irish Aid
Embassy of Ireland
House No.021
Kebele 40
Woreda 20
Debre Zeit Road
Addis Ababa
Postal Address: P.O Box 9585, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
Telephone:+2511- 665050
Fax: +2511- 665013
Email: ireland.emb@telecom.net.et

Lesotho
Irish Aid
Consulate General
Tona Khola Road
Maseru West
Lesotho
Telephone: +266-314-068
Fax: +266- 310-028
Email: irishcon@lesoff.co.za

Malawi
Embassy of Ireland
3rd Floor
Arwa House
Capital City
Lilongwe
Malawi
Tel: +265 1 776 405/408
Email: lilongweemdiplomats@dfa.ie

Mozambique
Embassy of Ireland
Avenida Julius Nyerere 3332
CP 4654
Maputo
Mozambique
Phone: +258 21 491440 / +258 82 3126060
Fax: +258 21 493023
Email: maputoembassy@dfa.ie

Palestine
Palestinian National Authority Representative Office
Al Watania Towers -2nd Floor
Al Bireh
Ramallah
Postal Address: P.O. Box 4174, Al Bireh, West Bank, P.A. or P.O. Box 55292, Jerusalem, Israel
Telephone: +972(0)2 - 240 6811
Fax: +972(0)2 - 240 6816
Email: webmail

Tanzania
Irish Aid
Embassy of Ireland
353 Toure Drive,
Masaki
Tanzania
Postal Address: PO Box 9612, Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania
Telephone: +255-22 2602 355
Fax: +255-22 2602 362
Email: daressalaamembassy@dfa.ie

Timor Leste (formerly East Timor)
Irish Aid
Representative office of the Irish Government
12 Rua Alferes Duarte Arbiro,
Farol
Dili – Timor Leste
Postal Address: PO Box 383, Dili, Timor Leste
Telephone: +670 390 324880
Fax: +670 390 324881
Email: Ireland@arafura.net.au

Uganda
Irish Aid
Embassy of Ireland
PO Box 7791
Kampala
Uganda
Telephone: +256 41 344 348
Fax: +256 41 344 353
Email: Kampalaembassy@dfa.ie

Vietnam
Embassy of Ireland,
Floor 8,
Tower B,
Vincom City Towers,
191 Ba Tricu,
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Phone: 00 84 4 9743 291
Fax : 00 84 4 9743 295
Email: irishembassyhanoi@dfanet.ie

Zambia
Irish Aid
Embassy of Ireland
6663 Katima Mulilo Road
Postal Address: P.O. Box 34923, 10101 Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: +260-1-290-650
Fax: +260-1-290-482
Email: iremb@zamnet.zm