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Scholarship & Funding sources for Postgraduate
Students
at Burren College of Art
Burren College of Art Awards
- Michael Greene Memorial Scholarship Fund
This Trust provides means-based part scholarships to facilitate participation
by the most talented artists from overseas on the MFA programme. A
number of awards up to €5,000 per year of tuition are made. Selection
is based on evaluation of financial need and portfolio assessment.
- Burren College of Art President's Award
We want to encourage and facilitate the best Irish and EU artists
to consider postgraduate level study in Fine Art and to this end we
are offering 5 postgraduate scholarships for Irish and EU students
of outstanding talent whose work would benefit from the Burren experience.
The scholarship is up to €10,000 per annum towards the cost of
tuition. All Irish and EU applicants will be considered for one of
these scholarships. Selection is based on portfolio evaluation.
Application details will be issued to all eligible applicants
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External Sources of Funding
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Federal Financial Aid for US Students
Successful US students seeking federal financial aid should
note that for this purpose the designated institution is the
National University of Ireland, Galway (ID No: G12766) rather
than the Burren College of Art. If applying for federal aid
you should look at NUI
Galway Student Fees & Grants webpage for information
on tracking you application.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has useful
links on various funding sources on its website
- The Department of Education
The maintenance grant is the main source of funding available
from the Irish government and information on eligibility and grant
levels is available from the website www.studentfinance.ie
- this is a very comprehensive website that will guide you through
the application process and also contains information on other
available funding such as the Millenium Partnership Fund and funds
for students with disabilities.
- The O'Reilly Foundation Scholarship Programme
1-2 Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2
Contact: Amanda Hopkins
Email: info@oreillyfoundation.ie
Web: www.oreillyfoundation.ie
O'Reilly Scholars are Irish/EU individuals who have an excellent
academic record and have demonstrated leadership qualities, as
well as the potential and desire to make a significant contribution
to the future of Ireland.
- NUI Galway Research Scholarships
NUI Galway have a range of scholarships available to students
pursuing PhD studies. For a full list of scholarships and application
requirements visit www.nuigalway.ie/postgrad/fees
- The Leverhulme Trust "Study Abroad Scholarships"
Web: www.leverhulme.org.uk
This scheme supports postgraduate-level and postdoctoral-level
scholars. Its aim is to support students from the UK to spend
an extended period of advanced study or research at a centre of
learning overseas. Approximately 20 awards are offered annually.
- Government Exchange Scholarships
Students from outside of Ireland wishing to obtain postgraduate
academic year scholarships to Ireland should contact their own
Ministries fro Education or Foreign Affairs. The application forms
are available every year in February. Application forms must be
evaluated and processed through their own relevant Ministry. Information
on the reciprocal process for Irish students wishing to study
in another country that may be useful is available from the Irish
government website.
- The US-Ireland Alliance
This organisation sponsors a prestigious, competitive, national
scholarship to enable US citizens between the ages of 18 and 30
to study at universities on the island of Ireland. The George
J. Mitchell Scholarships are intended to familiarise and engage
the next generation of America's leaders with the island of Ireland.
These scholarships allow Americans to pursue one year of post-graduate
study in any discipline offered at institutions of higher learning
in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Mitchell Scholarship provided
tuition and housing for one year along with international travel
and a living expenses stipend.
Further information and application forms can be obtained on www.us-irelandalliance.org
Any scholarship related queries should be addressed to Dell Pendergrast,
Director, Mitchell Scholarships.
Email dellp@us-irelandalliance.org
- The Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Commission operate The Fulbright Program which assists
US citizens to lecture, study or research in Ireland. A number
of different awards are available and full details can be found
on www.fulbright.ie
- UNESCO Fellowhsips
Students from African countries should contact their own
Government's Ministry of Education for details of funding options
in the first instance. All UNESCO applications must be chanelled
through the National Commission for UNESCO of the candidate's
country(Application
Form)
- The African Educational Trust offers a number of scholarships
to students from Southern Africa (mostly Namibia and South Africa)
especially those students who are unable to study in their home
country due to political or educational discrimination. Contact:
United Nations Educational and Training programme for Southern
African Scholarships, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Other Relevant Websites
An online currency convertor: http://www.xe.com/
Further information about international scholarships can be found
at: http://www.internationalscholarships.com/
or http://www.iefa.org/
Students should first investigate possible funding opportunities
in their own country, then contact their country's Irish embassy.
The Department of Foreign Affairs website www.gov.ie/iveagh/
is useful for locating an appropriate contact.
Irish Department of Education student financial information can
be found at http://www.education.ie/
European Citizen Information enquiries can be directed via contact
details available from:http://www.europa.eu.int/citizensrights/signpost/
ICOS Irish Council for Overseas Students: http://www.icosirl.ie/
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences:
http://www.irchss.ie/
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