UCD Michael Smurfit 2025 MSc Merit Based Scholarships for non-UCD Students / Graduates

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is pleased to offer a number of scholarships which will be awarded to academically exceptional students who also have demonstrated leadership and impact achievements.

• Table of Content
• About University College Dublin
• MSc Merit Based Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of MSc Merit Based Scholarships
• Requirements for MSc Merit Based Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for MSc Merit Based Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University College Dublin

A leading European research-intensive university, UCD is the largest university in Ireland. With a history stretching back to 1854 and an impressive list of notable alumni, including the writer James Joyce and many current and former government ministers, we can rightly claim to have been a formative influence and an integral part of the Irish State since its foundation. In recent years UCD has established itself as Ireland’s Global University, with operations around the world, and more than 5000 international students attending our Dublin campus coming from 124 different countries. T... continue reading

MSc Merit Based Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of MSc Merit Based Scholarships

The total value of each of these Scholarships is a €2,000 contribution towards fees for the Masters programme that the candidate has applied for and has accepted an offer from The School.

Requirements for MSc Merit Based Scholarships Qualification

To be considered, students must be a graduate of an Irish Higher Educational Institution or will graduate in the summer of 2025. A candidate must hold a mid Hons 2.1 (65%) or above degree result or be in a position to achieve 65% or higher in their Bachelor Level 8 Honours degree and have completed their degree in full in the summer of 2025.

These Scholarships are for our full-time Taught Masters MSc Programmes only. It also includes our Master of Accounting.

The Scholarship is not open to those who have already commenced or have previously undertaken a Masters programme.

These Taught Masters Scholarships will be judged and then awarded to the applicants on the basis of their overall degree result (holding a mid Hons 2.1 or above) along with the quality of the two short essay questions the candidate has completed as part of their Scholarship Application Form.

If you are a non-Irish citizen but completed your education at an Irish Higher Educational Institution we welcome your application. However please contact us before you make your application on the details at the bottom of this page.

Please note that UCD Belfield programmes run in conjunction with UCD Smurfit School - MSc in Biotechnology and Business, MSc in Biotherapeutics and Business and MSc in International Law and Business - are not eligible for Scholarships.

Interview date, Process and Venue for MSc Merit Based Scholarships

Terms and Conditions

• Late applications will not be accepted.
• For students currently in their Final Year, their Bachelor degree average at the time of application must be at an Hons 2.1 (65%) or above / Hons 1.1 level.
• We will award the Scholarships in the second half of August 2025. All decisions are final.
• Successful candidates can be awarded one Scholarship only from the School.
• A maximum of up to two of the Scholarships on offer can be awarded to a specific UCD Smurfit Taught Masters Programme.
• If an awardee does not take up a place or accept the Scholarship, the award may be made to the next ranked candidate. Awardees that receive an award and subsequently cease study will be ineligible to apply again. The Scholarship award may not be deferred.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To be considered for these scholarships, candidates must submit a programme application before the deadline 1st August 2025. Therefore, there is no separate application process for these scholarships. Awarding of the scholarship is based on an applicant's final degree results and programme application. 

For more details, visit UCD Michael Smurfit Scholarship webpage