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Uversity’s Scholarships are intended to unlock adult learners’ potential. By providing meaningful, multi-annual financial support, Uversity’s Scholarships aim to remove the financial barriers to pursue a Bachelor’s degree for the first time. Scholarships are not limited to particular subject areas and will enable recipients to complete a bachelor’s degree in one of the participating institutions in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Uversity’s Scholarships will provide financial support to individuals 23 years or older who wish to purse a Bachelor’s degree in any subject in one of the participating institutions.

Uversity understands that there are many financial barriers preventing people realise their ambitions to receive a Bachelor’s degree. Aside from the direct costs of tuition, fees, books and IT there are day to day living costs such as childcare and transport to be taken care of to enable full-time education. The Uversity Scholarships take account of each individual’s circumstances and aim to provide full financial support for the full period of study.

The Scholarship will cover some or all of the following costs:

  • Registration & tuition fees

  • Pre-enrolment education assessments if required

  • Laptop, books and other materials

  • Wifi and telephone access

  • Transportation

  • Childcare/Family support

  • Living expenses e.g. accommodation/maintenance etc.

 

Scholarship amounts will vary depending on recipients’ circumstances and will be allocated on a needs basis which will be assed via application and interview. Payments will be made on a phased basis over the course of the degree programme and subject to continued academic registration and progress.

Uversity is now accepting applications for its new HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ADULT LEARNERS that are intended to remove financial barriers so that adult learners can unlock their potential and realise their academic ambitions. 

Uniquely, Uversity’s scholarships will provide full financial support, if required, for the entire period of recipients’ study.  They will provide meaningful, multi-annual financial support for recipients to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree for the first time in participating third level institutions in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.  Scholarships can be any subject area and will be tailored to recipients’ financial circumstances to cover some or all of the direct and indirect costs associated with higher education.  

Eligible applicants must:

  • be 23 years and older by 1st January in the year of enrolment

  • be a citizen of an EEA member state or Switzerland resident in Ireland or Northern Ireland for 3 years or more by 1st January prior to the year of enrolment

  • be returning to higher education in the 2018/19 or 2019/20 academic year after a break from education of 3 years or more or have completed a higher education progression / preparation course in the last 2 years.  PLEASE NOTE that applicants currently enrolled on a Bachelor’s Programme are not eligible.

  • apply to a participating institution(s) on the island of Ireland as per the institutions’ application processes and be offered a place on a Bachelor’s Programme for the 2018/19 or 2019/20 academic year. PLEASE NOTE that applicants DO NOT need to have an offer at time of application but if selected for a scholarship they must have received an offer and registered in their chosen programme to receive their first instalment of the scholarship.

  • be able to demonstrate:

  • socio-economic disadvantage and financial need (e.g. in receipt of government benefit)

  • a clear and stated motivation for returning to education and an ambition for their educational journey

  • a drive to succeed and strong work ethic

  • an ability to be transformed and transform others as a result of this scholarship and educational experience

  • submit an application via Uversity’s online system by 1st May 2018 with the following information:

  • biographical / contact details

  • details of education and employment to date

  • details of financial circumstances and need

  • motivation statement of maximum 500 words

  • details of two referees

Successful candidates will be notified in July 2018.

 

More information

Further information on the programme and application process can be found on the Uversity website.

PDF Uversity Scholarship Information sheet

Requests for further information/clarification should be sent to [email protected].