• Irish Aid Fellowship

University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School – Irish Aid

Please note that Irish Aid Scholarship applications are no longer being accepted

Irish Aid Fellowship Programme

• Up to five (5) full tuition scholarships for the full-time MBA
• Up to five (5) full tuition scholarships for the following MSc Programmes:

• MSc Project Management
• MSc Supply Chain Management
• MSc Finance
• MSc Quantitative Finance
• MSc eBusiness & Information Systems
• MSc Marketing
• MSc International Business
• MSc in Strategic Management Accounting

All scholarships include stipend for accommodation & living expenses.

Please note that applications will only be considered for the MBA Fulltime programme and the eight MSc programmes listed above. Applications should not be submitted for any other programmes. You should also refer to the entry requirements for each programme and ensure that you meet them before submitting your application.

Eligibility:

The Irish Aid Fellowship Programme is open to Vietnamese citizens resident in Vietnam who are committed to returning to Vietnam after their masters/MBA.

Programme Application Process

1. Applications for all MBA and MSc programmes are currently being accepted. The closing date for programme applications is Friday February 28th 2010.

• Full-time MBA applications can be made online at www.smurfitschool.ie/mbaprogrammes
• MSc applications can be made online at www.smurfitschool.ie/specialistmasters for the approved MSc programmes outlined above.

2. Phone interviews will be arranged within two weeks of receipt of a successful application.

3. Upon receipt of an offer of a place on the relevant programme, an applicant can then apply for the Irish Aid Scholarship.

The following application form, available for download here must be used:

Irish Aid Ideas Scholarship Programme - Application form

Please forward this, together with a copy of your letter of acceptance from UCD Smurfit School, to

Irish Aid MBA Fellowship Coordinator
Embassy of Ireland
Floor 8
Tower B
Vincom City Towers
191 Ba Trieu Street
Hai Ba Trung dist.
Hanoi

The closing date for scholarship applications is March 31st, 2010.

Interviews for shortlisted applicants will be held in April 2010 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Scholarship winners will be notified before end April 2010.

The programme will begin in Dublin at the end of August 2010.

Enquiries should be directed to:

Roisin Comerford, Admissions Manager

email: ro.comerford@ucd.ie