Fees
This programme receives funding from the Government under a major initiative to meet IT skills needs identified by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, therefore EU Students admitted to this programme will pay a reduced annual tuition fee of 2,750 EUR (yet to be confirmed for 2013/2014). Non-EU students will pay an annual tuition fee of 11,620 EUR.
If you are not sure whether you are classified as an EU or non-EU student, please contact the UCC International Education Office at isoffice@ucc.ie.
Scholarships and grants
EU Applicants
Irish Government Maintenance Grant
EU nationals or people with refugee status who are living in Ireland, and are either mature students (over 23 years old) or have low income, may be eligible for a grant from the Irish Government that will provide a maintenance grant and/or pay all or part of the fees for the MSc course. Please see the Irish Government
Citizens Information website for more information on eligibility and how to apply.
Another website with useful information about the maintenance grant scheme is
www.studentfinance.ie.
Irish Government Exchange Scholarships
In addition, the Irish Government offers
Irish Government Exchange Scholarships various EU countries including
Belgium,
Czech Republic,
Germany,
Greece,
Italy,
the Netherlands, and
Portugal.
North South Scholarships
Universities Ireland, the body which promotes collaboration between the universities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, offers two scholarships to students undertaking a Master's course in the other Irish jurisdiction. See the
North-South Postgraduate Scholarships website for information on how to apply.
Non-EU Applicants
Non-EU applicants often win scholarships in their own countries, or obtain scholarships or grants from other sources. We have outlined some of the scholarships and funding sources for non-EU applicants below.
You may also be able to find some additional scholarships listed at the International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) website.
Please note that there may be scholarships available that we are not aware of - we will be grateful if you can email
Dr. Marcus Claesson at m.claesson@ucc.ie with any other scholarships that you hear about that are not in the list below.
Commonwealth Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarships are available for students from
the Commonwealth countries.
AlBan Programme Scholarships
AlBan Programme Scholarships are available for students from Latin American countries.
Sir Edward Youde Fellowships
Sir Edward Youde Fellowships are available for students from Hong Kong.
Fulbright Scholarships
Fulbright Scholarships for students from the United States of America.
George Mitchell Scholarships
George Mitchell Scholarships for students from the United States of America.
Africa Educational Trust Scholarships
Africa Educational Trust Scholarships for students from African countries.
Irish Government Exchange Scholarships
Irish Government Exchange Scholarships for students from various non-EU countries, including
Australia,
China,
Finland,
Japan,
Malaysia,
Mexico,
Norway,
Russia,
Switzerland,
Vietnam and
the Republic of Turkey.
Irish Government Scholarships
Irish Government Scholarships for students from developing countries.
Scholarships for Mexican applicants
Various scholarships are available for students from Mexico, including those from
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT),
FUNED,
Fundacion Beca, and
FIDERH.
World Health Organisation Fellowships
The
World Health Organisation (WHO) offers some scholarships for students from developing countries.
UNESCO Fellowships
UNESCO offers some fellowships.
Ford Foundation Fellowships
Ford Foundation provides fellowships for individuals historically disadvantaged groups, including racial, ethnic and religious minorities and people living with disabilities.
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust provides fellowships to help meet tuition costs.
University College Cork Overseas Student Scholarships
In addition, University College Cork also offers a number of Overseas Student Scholarships for applicants from developing countries. For more information, please click
here and contact the Graduate Studies Office at
graduatestudies@ucc.ie. The application form can be found
here.
UCC Student Assistance Fund
As part of an initiative to tackle educational disadvantage, an ESF aided Student
Assistance Fund has been made available to UCC by the Department of Education and
Science. Full-time registered postgraduate students academic year are eligible to apply for assistance from the fund. However resources will be targeted at those disadvantaged students most in need.
For more information, please contact the UCC Graduate Studies office at graduatestudies@ucc.ie.
Any questions?
For questions relating to this course, please contact Dr. Marcus Claesson at m.claesson@ucc.ie.
