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New Scholarships for Mature Entrants

NUI Galway has encouraged and facilitated the admission of mature students to its programmes over many years. The University has approved a Mature Student Scholarship Scheme to support and facilitate the entry of mature students to its Fulltime Undergraduate Degree programmes.  The University will award 30 such scholarships to mature students entering a full-time undergraduate degree programme.  The Scholarship will be awarded for the first year of the degree programme.

Eligibility

 To be eligible for the award of the Scholarship the student must:

  • Be a mature student, who is at least 23 years of age on the 1st of January of the year of entry
  • Have been offered a place on a fulltime undergraduate degree programme at the University and have accepted that offer in accordance with the relevant procedures of the University and the Central Applications Office

 Basis of Awards

  • Fifteen scholarships will be awarded in order of merit and will be allocated as follows:
    ·  5 scholarships to students presenting a Mature Student Admissions Pathway (MSAP) score
    ·  2 scholarships to students entering Nursing and Midwifery Programmes presenting a Nursing Career Centre (NCC) score
    ·  8 scholarships to students entering an undergraduate degree programme on the basis of their Leaving Certificate results.
  • Fifteen scholarships will be awarded in order of merit to students presenting NUI Galway Access or Foundation Programme results obtained in the year of entry. These will be allocated evenly across the relevant programme offerings.

Value

The value of the Scholarship is €1,500 for the first year of the degree programme. Scholarship holders coming from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply to the University’s Financial Aid Fund for funding for subsequent years.

Tenure

The Scholarship is tenable only at National University of Ireland, Galway in respect of the programme for which it is offered. It may not be transferred to any other programme.  The Scholarship is only available in the year in which it is offered. It may not be deferred.

Condition of Award

To register as a student of the University on the programme in respect of which the Scholarship is being awarded by the due registration date. Failure to complete the registration requirement by the due date will render the student ineligible without further notice

If the holder withdraws from the programme for which she/he has registered or fails to continue throughout the session to meet the attendance and other requirements of the programme, she/he will forfeit the Scholarship and will be required to repay the whole or any part of the Scholarship as may be decided.