APPENDIX 3
HEA Data Collection Notice – Government of Ireland International
Scholarship (GOI-IES)
What is personal data and what is a personal data processing operation?
Personal data shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural
person (‘data subject’). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or
indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number,
location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical,
physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Personal data processing operations can be any operation or set of operations which is
performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means,
such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration,
retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making
available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
Short description of the processing activity
The management of the scheme - a competitive process based on an annual call for proposals
from individual applicants.
Who is the Data Controller?
The Higher Education Authority (HEA).
What personal data is collected?
Personal data including name, address, nationality, contact details, gender, academic details
(including those in the applicants’ HEI offer letters), employment history and other
information pertaining to candidates’ academic suitability for the scholarship.
Personal data including name, address, contact details, name of employer and position of the
candidates’ referees.
Who has access to the personal data of data subjects and to whom can they be
disclosed?
HEA, the applicant’s HEI, external assessors appointed on behalf of HEA and Wizehive
(platform that the HEA uses to manage applications).
Where did we get your personal data?
Supplied as part of application to GOI-IES.
What is the purpose and legal basis for processing your personal data?
The purpose is the administration of the scheme. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(e) GDPR, arising
from the Higher Education Authority Act, 2022.
How long will we retain your data?
Your personal data will be retained for 7 years from date of application.