Mary Immaculate College Entrance Scholarship

Mary Immaculate College Entrance Scholarship

You receive a one-off 2,000 EUR for your first year of a full-time undergraduate degree at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) in Limerick, Ireland. The college gives it to the new students with the best Leaving Certificate results. The Leaving Certificate is the final state exam at Irish secondary schools. If you drop out or stop meeting attendance and exam requirements, the college can ask you to pay back some or all of the money.

Who can apply

• Degree: You start a full-time undergraduate degree at MIC. Any of the college's undergraduate programmes counts.
• Exam results: You have top Leaving Certificate results. Only your six best subjects from a single exam sitting count, scored with the standard points system.
• Timing: You start college in the academic year straight after the Leaving Certificate exam the award is based on. You cannot defer the scholarship to a later year.
• First time in college: You have never been enrolled on a degree course at any college or university before.
• Entry requirements: You meet the normal entry requirements of your programme and are properly registered on it.
• Mature students: You can qualify only if you applied through the CAO, Ireland's central college application system, using your Leaving Certificate results.

How to apply

You do not need to apply. MIC ranks all new students by their Leaving Certificate points and awards the places strictly in that order. The college contacts the winners directly after registration. The scholarships are presented at a ceremony in the first semester.

How realistic are your chances?

Up to 50 scholarships are awarded each year across all undergraduate programmes.

If you want to look beyond the MIC Entrance Scholarship, our guide Scholarships in Ireland lists other scholarships and funding in Ireland you can compare.