Over
the last one hundred years many things have changed in Ireland and around the
globe. It is important that we all develop opportunities to share our
views and experiences, and that our students develop an understanding of, and
an empathy with, other cultures. Therefore, we feel this is a very appropriate
moment for us to launch our DIT Centenary Scholarship Prog
the last one hundred years many things have changed in Ireland and around the
globe. It is important that we all develop opportunities to share our
views and experiences, and that our students develop an understanding of, and
an empathy with, other cultures. Therefore, we feel this is a very appropriate
moment for us to launch our DIT Centenary Scholarship Prog
ramme to
encourage excellent candidates from around the world to apply to undertake
postgraduate studies at Masters Level in DIT. I am delighted to announce
that we will now offer 60 scholarships for excellent international students to
undertake their Masters studies in our four Colleges (Arts & Tourism,
Business, Engineering & Built Environment and Sciences & Health) for
the academic year 2016-17.”
Scholarship
The
scholarships will cover one-half of the value of fees for the academic year
2016-17. The scholarship is only available for DIT’s fulltime, taught Masters
(Level 9) programmes. It is not available for postgraduate diploma or
certificate programmes. The scholarships are open to applicants from the
following countries only – applicants must be citizens of and currently
resident in the country to be eligible;
scholarships will cover one-half of the value of fees for the academic year
2016-17. The scholarship is only available for DIT’s fulltime, taught Masters
(Level 9) programmes. It is not available for postgraduate diploma or
certificate programmes. The scholarships are open to applicants from the
following countries only – applicants must be citizens of and currently
resident in the country to be eligible;
- Brazil
(applicants must have completed a year of study in any Irish higher
education institution under the Sciences without Borders programme) - China
(including Hong Kong and Macau) - India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Republic
of Korea - Malaysia
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Thailand
- United
States of America - Vietnam
Application Process
Applicants
must complete and submit the Centenary Scholarship Application on, or
before the close of business of the 7th of June, 2016.
must complete and submit the Centenary Scholarship Application on, or
before the close of business of the 7th of June, 2016.
Applications
MUST be emailed to centenary.scholarship@dit.ie.
MUST be emailed to centenary.scholarship@dit.ie.
Applications
will be assessed by an academic panel in each College to determine suitability
of the candidate. The panel may also select reserve candidates. The decision of
the panel is final.
will be assessed by an academic panel in each College to determine suitability
of the candidate. The panel may also select reserve candidates. The decision of
the panel is final.
Successful
applicants will be notified by email from the International Office and will be
required to accept the offer within two weeks. Failure to accept within this
time frame will be deemed as declining the scholarship.
applicants will be notified by email from the International Office and will be
required to accept the offer within two weeks. Failure to accept within this
time frame will be deemed as declining the scholarship.
Further Information
For
further information or queries please contact centenary.scholarship@dit.ie
Terms & Conditions
- The
Scholarship Programmeaims to attract excellent candidates to the taught
Masters programmesand encourage early application - Scholarships
are only available for fulltime taught Masters programmes - Applicants
must hold a first class honours degree from their undergraduate
programme, which is recognised for entry to DIT Level 9 programmes - Applicants
must have an IELTS (or equivalent) level at a minimum of 0.5 above the
published entry level for the programme of their choice - In
order to be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must have
accepted their offer on DIT’s application system. Applications for the
scholarship will not be considered for any other status of an application - Successful
candidates will be selected on merit paired with a holistic review of
their scholarship application - The
scholarship will cover the awarded amount against one year of tuition fees - Only
complete applications received before 7th of June 2016 will be
considered - Decisions
will be made by the College Scholarship Committee and candidates will be
notified within two weeks of the committee decision. All decisions are
final - Once
scholarship awards are issued, students must accept this offer by the
specified method within two weeks of the notification being distributed by
the committee. It is the student’s responsibility to formally accept the
scholarship offer, a non-response will be considered as declining the
offer - The
scholarship offered will cover 50% of the published fees. Recipients of
the scholarship must pay the balance of the fees in full prior to
registration in DIT. Recipients who require an entry visa must make this
payment prior to applying for their visa - This
scholarship is not eligible to be combined with any other tuition
scholarship offered by DIT - Applicants
must be from the country specified in the advertisement, be currently
domiciled in that country, and classified as non-EU for tuition fee and
application purposes - Students
awarded a scholarship must commit to attending DIT events where required.
Students must also agree to participate in student panels, focus groups,
write blogs, and partake in other activities as requested by the
International Office for promotional purposes - A
student who withdraws, cancels or becomes inactive, enrols less than
full-time, is suspended, or dismissed from the Institute will lose his/her
scholarship eligibility. A student who takes such a status due to medical
reasons may appeal in writing to Director of Student Services to have
his/her scholarship reinstated. The appeal must be submitted with
supporting documentation, such as a letter from a doctor. In such a case,
for there to be a possibility for reinstatement, a student’s leave from
the Institute cannot exceed two consecutive semesters - A
student who declines an initial offer of admission and accompanying
scholarship offer will not retain his/her scholarship offer if he/she
reapplies at a later date - Applicants
cannot defer their scholarship between academic years, and it is only
valid for the academic year stated in the offer - Recipients
who fail to complete their programme in the academic year will be liable
for additional charges that are levied to all students, in such
circumstances
