Maynooth University - Entrance Scholarships

Entrance Scholarship at Maynooth University

For your first year of study at Maynooth University in Ireland, you will receive a one-off 1,000 EUR. You do not have to repay anything. No separate application is required: if you achieve the required mark, the university will automatically be made aware of you and will notify you. Scholarship recipients are honoured at an annual awards ceremony on campus, which usually takes place in October or November. You will also be offered the opportunity to live on campus, although you will be required to pay the standard accommodation fees.

Who can apply

• Degree level: You are starting your first year of the Bachelor’s degree programme at Maynooth University.
• Field of study: Many degree courses count, for example Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Primary Education.
• Grades: You will achieve 575 CAO points or more in your final examinations. CAO points are the score used to rank applicants for places at Irish universities.
• Irish Leaving Certificate: When you sit this examination, your marks must be from six subjects which you have taken in a single examination session. This examination session does not necessarily have to take place in the year in which you commence your studies.
• A Levels: If you are taking GCE A-Levels, your marks must be from three or four A-Level subjects.
• Nationality: Applicants of all nationalities are welcome to apply. Applicants from the EU, the EEA and the United Kingdom should apply via the CAO.

How to apply

You do not apply for the scholarship directly. You apply via the Central Applications Office (CAO) – the body that processes applications to Irish higher education institutions – for a bachelor’s degree programme at Maynooth University. If you achieve 575 points or more, you will automatically be awarded the scholarship.

You can find more scholarships in our guide Scholarships in Ireland.