Irish scholarships, fee waivers for Indian students

National University of Ireland Maynooth

Three 50% tuition fee scholarships are being offered for Indian applicants to Taught Masters courses, one in each of these subject areas:

* Bio-sciences o MSc Immunology & Global Health

* Computer Sciences or MSc Computer Science, MSc Geocomputation

*Business/ Economics, Finance & Accounting (1 year courses only) MA Economics, MA Finance, MA Accounting, MSc Economic and Financial Risk Management,MSc Business Management, MSc Strategy & Innovation, MSc IT Management.A further fund of €50,000 will provide additional scholarships of between €1,000 and €5,000 for one year to applicants based on merit. All Taught Masters courses are eligible for these awards.

University of Limerick

A number of generous scholarships are available to full-time Indian undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering for 2013/14.
A 50% tuition fee scholarship is available to undergraduate students for the duration of their four-year programme and to postgraduate students for the duration of their one-year programme.

See http://www.ul.ie/international/en/index.php/quicklinks/scholarships/faculty-of-science-and-engineering-scholarships/ for further information

University College Cork

Scholarships
There are two main sources of financial scholarship available to International students at University College Cork:

1. Support Scheme for Students from Developing Countries

2. PHD Postgraduate Scholarships: Fee waiver for Non EU nationals

Support Scheme for Students from Developing Countries:

* Eligibility for support will be limited to students from developing countries e.g. Africa, parts of Asia and from Central and Eastern European non-EU countries, who would normally be liable to pay the full economic fee.

* The support will take the form of a reduction in fees to the level of fees payable by EU students.

* A maximum of fifteen awards may be made annually, on an ex quota basis with not more than four new awards being made annually in any one Faculty. Applications must be renewed each year.

* Awards apply to primary degree only and one subsequent postgraduate course.

* A student who, having received an award, fails to rise with their class forfeits the award for a repeat year.

* It is a condition of the Scheme that a student, who, having received an award, fails to pay the balance of the fee due by the prescribed date for payment, automatically forfeits the award.

* Applications must be made on the prescribed form (available from the Fees Office) and submitted to the Management Accountant on or before 31st May each year.

Student Assistance Fund: Please find details on the Student Assistance Fund on the Fees Office website:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/financeoffice/fees/FinancialAssistanceforStudents/

Dublin City University
* Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarships of €3,000 each for 1st Year and €2,000 for subsequent years

Applicants must:

* Be an Indian national and studying in Ireland for the first time when entering Dublin City University

* Be a high achiever with an excellent academic record

* Hold and have accepted an offer or a conditional offer by 20 July 2012 for a full-time undergraduate degree programme at Dublin City University for entry in September 2012

* Be classified as a non-EU student for fee purposes and have permanent residency in India

* Submit the scholarship application online by 20 July 2012 (late applicants cannot be considered for the scholarship)

* Students on one of DCU’s international partnership programmes are not eligible to apply

Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Candidates will be ranked according to prior academic performance. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their scholarship application by 30 July 2012.

For successful candidates the continuation of the scholarship worth €2,000
during subsequent years of studies will be dependent on maintenance of good grades

5 postgraduate scholarships of €2,000 each

Applicants must:
* Be an Indian national and studying in Ireland for the first time when entering Dublin City University

* Hold and have accepted an offer or a conditional offer by 20 July 2012 for a full-time postgraduate taught degree programme at Dublin City University for entry in September 2012

* Submit the scholarship application online by 20 July 2012 (late applicants cannot be

* Students on one of DCU’s international partnership programmes are not eligible to apply

Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Candidates will be ranked according to prior academic performance. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their scholarship application by 30 July 2012.