NUI Galway Announces Scholarship Scheme for Unemployed and Low Income Groups

As a further effort to enhance access and participation opportunities for unemployed and low income groups, NUI Galway has approved a Scholarship Scheme to reduce fees for applicants in receipt of Job Seekers Benefit, Job Seekers Allowance and One-Parent Family Payment, who wish to enrol for part-time degree and diploma courses provided by the University, and who meet Department of Social Protection income thresholds.

While the scheme has been running since September 2009, one of the newer programmes to benefit from this welcome announcement is the BA in Community and Family Studies. This distance learning programme is a four year, part-time honours degree programme in Community and Family Studies. 

Community Education Officer at NUI Galway, Deirdre Hardiman, says: “It is designed to enable participants to further develop and enhance their knowledge and skills relevant to Family and Community work practice and policy in Ireland or abroad. This includes a study of the community, voluntary and Irish state sector’s roles in supporting community and family life in a rapidly changing Irish society.  Areas of study include community development, family support, adolescence, childcare, health, political and general socio-economic studies.”

The following are a list of programmes currently covered under this scheme:

• BA in Community and Family Studies
• BA in Training & Education
• Certificate/Diploma in the Psychology of Counselling
• Certificate/Diploma in General Studies
• Diploma/Bachelor of Science (Science and Technology Studies)
• Diploma in Archaeology
• Diploma in English Literature
• Diploma in French
• Diploma in Italian
• Diploma in German
• Diploma in Spanish
• Diploma in Scientific Studies (Gemmology)
• Diploma in Scientific Studies (Geology)
• Diploma in Medical Device Science
• Diploma in Environmental Sustainability
• Diploma in Lean & Quality Systems
• Diploma in Social Gerontology
• Diploma (Postgraduate) in Innovation Management
• Diploma (Postgraduate) in Technology Commercialisation
• Foundation Diploma in Training & Education
• Master of Science in Technology Management
• Master of Science in Software Engineering & Database Technologies
• Masters in Adult Learning and Development

A full list of all part-time Adult Education Programmes is available at: www.nuigalway.ie/adulteducation.

 As closing dates vary, prospective students are encouraged to apply immediately.

Funded training places for job-seekers

  NUI Galway is to offer the following six courses as part of the Springboard initiative:

1. Foundation Diploma in Science, Technology & Engineering Diploma in Environmental Sustainability
2. Diploma in Lean & Quality Systems
3. Diploma in Medical Device Science
4. Diploma in Innovation Management (Postgraduate)
5. Diploma in Technology Commercialisation (Postgraduate)

To be eligible for a place on a Springboard programme students must:

• be unemployed for a period of at least 6 months prior to the course start date with a previous history of employment
• and be in receipt of one of the following payments from the Department of Social Protection :
            o Jobseekers Benefit
            o Jobseekers Allowance
            o One Parent Family Payment
  or be signing for social insurance contribution credits and be actively seeking employment
  For further information and application, check out www.bluebrick.ie/springboard.

2011 Programmes

Applications are now open for the following Access and Foundation Courses, Certificate, Diploma, Degree and Masters Awards in a range of areas:
Part-time programmes include:
• Community Development
• Community & Family Studies
• Innovation Management
• Information Technology
• Italian
• French
• Gaeilge
• General Studies
• Psychology of Counselling
• Science & Technology Studies
• Screenwriting
• Social Care
• Spanish
• Technology Management
• Technology Commercialisation
• Training and Education
...and many others

For further details or request a copy
of our prospectus contact:
Adult and Continuing Education Office
Phone: (091) 492062 or (091) 495845

Email: adulteducationnuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/adulteducation

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