Griffith College Scholarship Scheme 2012 – Dublin, Cork and Limerick
Source: gcd.ie/scholarships
A maximum of 4 scholarships for Dublin, 1 for Cork and 1 for Limerick.
Every year Griffith College awards scholarships to students who show an interest in our courses and can demonstrate an ability or passion for that area, but may not ordinarily be able to afford our tuition fees. Below is some information that describes what the scholarship is, how you apply and who is eligible for it.
The scholarship covers the entire cost of the programme for your duration of study, including the registration fees. It does NOT include accommodation, living or travel expenses which the student would need to organise themselves. It is important that the applicant takes this into consideration when applying for the scholarship.
The scholarship is open to all current Leaving Certificate students AND those studying on FETAC courses. Leaving Certificate students must be completing their exam in June 2012.
We award the scholarship based on a number of criteria including personality, passion and knowledge for your chosen course area, suitability for the course and your current family financial situation. You should be able to demonstrate to us that you have a genuine interest in your course subject. For example if applying for Fashion, you can show a portfolio of work, scrapbooks, finished pieces, involvement in school/college fashion shows, etc. If applying for Journalism that you may have written articles, have had pieces of work published, recorded radio or video segments. Or possibly Law, whereby you may have taken work experience in a law firm or are involved in school debating. These are just examples and by no means mandatory- they should be seen only as a guide.
Applicants should note that we may require specific information from the Revenue Commissioners on your family income.
Please pay particular attention to your personal statement. There is no limit to how much or how little you should write – a good guideline would be one A4 page. This is where you can tell us about yourself, how interested you are in your chosen area, what you have achieved, your future plans and aspirations and how you feel the scholarship and Griffith College will benefit you or your family. Again these are only guidelines, feel free to tell us your story.
All students must complete the online application form. Paper entries will not be accepted. You should include as much relevant information as possible, there is no limit on the amount of support material you can attach. If you have problems scanning documents in, you may post support material. If you wish to do so, you must contact the college beforehand and unfortunately we will not be returning material sent to us – so please make copies.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automatic response to say that we have received your form. After this we will shortlist the entries and invite a number of candidates to come for an interview. We may ask you to bring more support material to this interview. Based on your application and interview we will award up to 6 scholarships for the 2012 intake. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email and would be encouraged to apply again for the following year.
Important dates:
Monday 12th December 2011 – Online Scholarship Form Open
Friday 13th April 2012 – Scholarship Applications Close – no late entries accepted
Week beginning Monday 14th May 2012 – Interviews for shortlisted candidates to be held
Friday 25th May 2012 – Successful candidates will be notified
Please note – All information sent to us will be treated in the strictest confidence.
If you require anymore information please contact the School Liaisons Officer – Richard Murphy 01 415 0449 or richard.murphy@gcd.ie
