At a glance

• Value: €500
• You must be a current UCC Student to be eligible for this scholarship
• Questions about this scholarship can be directed to comh@ucc.ie

In the College of Medicine & Health, Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition, based on the results of each of the Summer First, Second, Third and, where applicable, Fourth year University Examinations in programmes offered by the College of Medicine & Health.

General

1. Quercus Scholarships will be awarded for each year of the programme except the final year. For the Graduate Entry to Medicine (GEM) programme it is applicable for results in Years 1,2 and 3 only;
2. Second Year Quercus College scholarships may be awarded on the results of the Summer First University Examinations. Similarly, Third Year scholarships may be awarded on the results of the Second Year Examinations, and so on. Further details are given below;
3. Such awards are tenable only in the College of Medicine & Health, University College Cork, and for the session immediately following their award;
4. To be eligible for the award of a College Scholarship in any year a student must have completed the programme of the preceding year, and passed the relevant examination thereon, in the minimum time;
5. The standard must have been achieved at the first attempt in the summer examinations unless permission has been given by the University Mitigation Committee to sit the examinations in the autumn or to split them between summer and autumn;
6. A Quercus College Scholarship will be awarded to the student who has obtained the highest overall aggregate score in the summer exams of the previous year. This must be an overall grade of first class honours or equivalent grade;
7. When, at any examination on which Quercus College Scholarships are awarded, the results of more than one candidate are equal, each eligible student will be granted the award;
8. This is a financial prize and all scholars are liable for tuition (if applicable), registration and capitation fees.

Medicine

MB BCh BAO
Four Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations:
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Medicine); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Medicine); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Medicine); 
4. Fifth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Fourth University Examination in Medicine).

Graduate Entry to Medicine (GEM) 
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Medicine for Graduate Entrants); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Medicine for Graduate Entrants); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Medicine for Graduate Entrants).

BSc Public Health
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Public Health); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Public Health); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Public Health).

BSc Medical and Health Sciences
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Medical and Health Sciences); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Medical and Health Sciences); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Medical and Health Sciences).

Dentistry

BDS
Four Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Dentistry); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Dentistry); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Dentistry); 
4. Fifth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Fourth University Examination in Dentistry).

Nursing & Midwifery

BSc (Nursing) 
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Nursing); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Nursing); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Nursing).

BSc (Midwifery) 
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Midwifery); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Midwifery); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Midwifery).

BSc (Nursing) Children's and General (Integrated) 
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Nursing); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Nursing); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Nursing).

BSc (Nursing) Psychiatric
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Midwifery); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Midwifery); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Midwifery).

BSc (Nursing) Intellectual Disability
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Midwifery); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Midwifery); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Midwifery).

Clinical Therapies

BSc (Speech & Language Therapy) 
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Speech & Language Therapy); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Speech & Language Therapy); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Speech & Language Therapy).

BSc (Occupational Therapy) 
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Occupational Therapy); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Occupational Therapy); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Occupational Therapy).

Pharmacy

BPharm
Three Quercus College Scholarships of €500 each, tenable for one year, are offered for competition on the results of each of the following examinations: 
1. Second Year College Scholarship (based on Summer First University Examination in Pharmacy); 
2. Third Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Second University Examination in Pharmacy); 
3. Fourth Year College Scholarship (based on Summer Third University Examination in Pharmacy).

These scholarships are awarded on the basis of the previous year's Examination results i.e. on the Summer Examination 2020 results.