Dr. Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship

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UCC has opened the 2024 application process for the Dr. Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship thanks to a generous philanthropic gift from The Liffey Trust.

At a glance 

Value: €3,000 per annum for three years

You must be a current first year undergraduate UCC student (from any College and any programme) to be eligible for this Scholarship

Please note: One Scholarship will be awarded based on this 2024 call (i.e. one scholarship per year)

Final closing date for applications is the 29th of November 2024.

The Scholarship will be awarded annually to promote the concepts of entrepreneurship, job creation, entrepreneurial development and education for life in the minds of undergraduate student entrepreneurs. Ten first year students will receive this Scholarship, worth up to €9,000 in total per individual and disbursed in equal sums over a maximum period of three years per recipient. One Scholarship will be awarded each year.

Eligibility 

The Dr. Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship is open to all UCC registered students in the first year of their undergraduate studies (across all programmes). The successful recipient of the award each year will receive an equal tranche of the full Scholarship spread over a three-year period.

Application Process 

All UCC first year students are invited to submit applications in the form of a 2,000-word essay via an electronic submission process.

Find more details about this Scholarship here:

Link here UCC website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/scholarships/undergrad/blug/cblugdsmcdesch/

If you have any questions about this Scholarship, please contact Hanora Ryan:

hanora.ryan@ucc.ie

Apply for this Scholarship between: October 25th and November 29th 2024 here:

https://forms.office.com/e/iYBv0Nk0hr

 

This Scholarship is managed by Professor Joe Bogue and Dr Lana Repar at Cork University Business School.

 


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