In order to be eligible for the IPSP, candidates must:

• Be a Palestinian currently resident in the occupied Palestinian territory, holding a Palestinian or Jerusalem ID;
• Have identified and selected three relevant courses from the Directory of Eligible Postgraduate Courses ;
• Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum grade point average of 75% or 2.67 (or equivalent standard);
• Have achieved the necessary academic standard to be accepted onto their chosen Master’s degree course in a higher education institution in Ireland (refer to the rough table of equivalency in the Selection of Course Choices section of the Guidance Note & Application Form);
• Be applying to commence a new qualification and not be seeking funding for a course they have already commenced or which will begin before scholarship awards have been notified;
• Not already hold a qualification at Master’s degree level or higher;
• Be able to take up the scholarship in the academic year 2023/2024;
• Submit with their application a valid English-language proficiency score report (dated September 2021 or later) with a minimum score of 6.5 on IELTS, or 550 on Institutional Testing Program (ITP), or 80 on Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) or 110 on Duolingo.

Prior professional working experience is not required.
Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.