Edgeworth Graduate Student Scholarships

Overview

The Department of Economics offers four partial scholarships worth €5,000 to those beginning the one-year MSc Economics Programme in September 2024. 

Two-year MSc Economics students and part-time MSc Economics students who have excelled in the first year of their programme are also eligible to apply for the scholarship in their second year.

Scholarships are merit-based. Two scholarships will initially be reserved for non-EU students. If no non-EU student receives the award, the resources will be directed to EU students (including those from Ireland).

Application deadline for students from Ireland and other EU countries: Wednesday, July 3Rd, 2024, 5Pm (Irish time).

Application deadline for non-EU students: Friday, March 1St, 2024, 5PM (Irish time).

Note that if scholarships have not all been allocated after the initial deadlines, later applicants may be considered.

Eligibility: 

1. Applicants who are applying for a scholarship for the one-year MSc Economics (MHH52) must satisfy the entry requirements of the MSc Economics programme and must achieve a minimum 2.1 overall result in their honours (level 8 or equivalent) undergraduate degree to be considered for the award. If the applicant has not graduated yet, the transcript needs to report all grades (marks) up to the most recent completed term of their studies.

2. The scholarship application must be accompanied by an application for the MSc Economics Programme in the Department of Economics via the online portal PAC; a scholarship application only, without the programme application via PAC, will not be considered. . Only applicants who have uploaded all documents (application form, academic transcripts, reference letters) as part of the PAC online application process by the scholarship application deadline will be considered eligible. 

3. Applicants who are applying for a scholarship for the second year of the two-year MSc Economics (MHH70 or MHH53) must have completed the first year of their MSc degree, and must have achieved a minimum 2.1 overall result in that first year.

4. Both Maynooth and non-Maynooth University graduates are eligible to apply. 

5. The scholarship may not be deferred. 

6. Successful applicants must confirm their willingness to fulfil ambassadorial duties for the Department of Economics such as attending University Open Days or assisting in advertising this scholarship to future applicants. 

Ineligibility: 

Research master’s programmes are not eligible for support under the scheme. Applicants will not be awarded more than one scholarship from Maynooth University or another funder. 

Value of the Scholarship and number of scholarships available: 

The total value of the Edgeworth Graduate Student Scholarship for each student is €5,000. The scholarship amount (€5,000) will first be applied to awardees’ tuition fees in September 2024, with any remaining funds (due, for example, to receipt of a SUSI grant) paid in two instalments.