NUI Galway announces Masters scholarship scheme

20 postgraduate students to benefit from new scholarship scheme

All applicants who have received and accepted an offer of a Full-time Taught Postgraduate Masters programme 2016 will be considered for an award. Photograph:
All applicants who have received and accepted an offer of a Full-time Taught Postgraduate Masters programme 2016 will be considered for an award. Photograph:

NUI Galway is to award scholarships worth €1,500 each to 20 postgraduate students under a new scheme announced today.

EU students commencing their studies in autumn 2016 and undertaking full-time Masters courses in the areas of drama, film studies, English, history, Irish studies, medieval studies and Old Irish will be eligible to apply.

Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to students who fulfil the criteria as outlined by NUI Galway and who have been accepted on to a full-time Masters course.

Head of the university’s School of Humanities Professor Felix Ó Murchadha said: “Employment chances increase greatly by ‘topping up’ a primary degree with an MA, and I expect these scholarships would attract excellent applicants to a range of excellent and exciting programmes.”

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For more information on the new scholarships, or on the postgraduate programmes covered by these scholarships, visit www.nuigalway.ie/scholarships-humanities.

The closing date for applications is Friday, August 5th, 2016.  More details are available at 091 495689 or email humanitiesscholarships@nuigalway.ie.