The first Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship is now open to students from France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The winner will receive a full scholarship covering all costs: tuition, accommodation, flights and living expenses. Entries are subject to Terms & Conditions. The winner will be announced by 1st June 2022.

One of the best student cities in Europe, vibrant and lively with a young population, Dublin is home to world class institutions offering a competitive academic environment. There’s also dozens of globally recognised multinationals, particularly in the areas of finance, tech, life sciences and business services. All the more reason to choose Dublin as the destination for your postgraduate studies.

Participating Institutions

Terms and Conditions

1. There will be one (1) winner of the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship Competition. Scholarship consists of one years’ tuition fees, provided by the Higher Education Institution (HEI), for a one year taught masters post graduate degree. Accommodation, flights and living expenses worth up to €14,000 will also be provided by the awarding HEI.
2. The winner may not transfer the prize to any other person.
3. No alternative prize is available and there is no cash equivalent.
4. Only one entry per person is permitted. Anyone found to be using multiple accounts to enter, will be deemed ineligible to enter this giveaway.
5. The scholarship must be used in 2022 or 2023.
6. If the winner does not accept by 7th June 2022, a reserve winner will be chosen. However, if personal circumstances arise whereby the winner is unable to travel to avail of the scholarship in the year it’s given, the scholarship is forfeit for that year.
7. Once the winner has selected their HEI and major, no changes can be made without prior consultation with the awarding HEI.
8. Jointly taught (between 2 individual HEIs) post graduate masters are not eligible unless prior consent is sought from the joint HEIs involved.
9. Jointly taught (with non-Irish university partners) post graduate masters are not eligible for this scholarship.
10. While every effort will be made to accommodate the winner’s HEI place, winning this Competition and being given this scholarship does not guarantee a place with a HEI.
11. The Entry to the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship Competition is made by completing the application form https://dublin.ie/study/scholarship and submitting details by midnight on 18th May 2022. Further information will be sought to confirm academic standard and fit for a suitable postgraduate taught masters.
12. To be eligible to enter this competition you must have an undergraduate degree (if successful you will be asked to verify your degree).
13. This Competition is open to legal EU residents of Italy, France, Spain and Germany who are 18 years of age or older. Dublin City Council reserve the right to request proof of a winner’s identity, age, address and education status. In the event that a prize winner cannot provide these details, which are reasonably acceptable to us, we may withdraw the prize and select another winner. Dublin City Council reserve the right to draw an alternative winner in the event that we believe any winner has contravened these Terms and Conditions.
14. Dublin City Council will select the winner from the entries received by the closing date above. The winner will be notified by Dublin City Council, via the email address provided in the entry details by June 1st 2022. The winner must then respond to the notifications, as instructed by Dublin City Council, within 5 working days. If a winner does not respond to our notifications within 5 working days, then that winner will forfeit all rights and entitlement to the prize and another winner will be selected.
15. By entering, the entrant grants Dublin City Council the right to publish their name in social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, and on Dublin City Council website) to disclose the results of the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship including the winner’s name for a maximum period of 14 months from date of entry.
16. By entering, the entrant grants Dublin City Council the right to share their information with other Higher Education partners involved in this competition. They are:
1. Dublin Business School
2. Dublin City University
3. Dun Laoghaire Institute Of Art Design + Technology
4. Education in Ireland
5. Griffith College Dublin
6. Independent College Dublin
7. Royal College of Surgeons
8. Technological University Dublin
9. Trinity College Dublin
10. University College Dublin
17. Any person entering the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship Competition will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions and all entries must be strictly in accordance with these terms and conditions. Any entry not in strict accordance with these terms and conditions will be deemed to be invalid and no prize will be awarded.
18. The Data Controller is Dublin City Council, Local Enterprise Office, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. Contact: Mary MacSweeney, Email: dataprotection@dublin.ie. The legal basis we rely on to process your personal data is article 6(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (from now GDPR), which allows Dublin City Council to process personal data when the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
1. The personal data required to fulfill the administrative aspect of fulfilling this giveaway are: (a) entrant’s full name (b) email address to receive the prize.
2. The above-mentioned data is used for communication purposes (e.g. notification to the winner) and for delivery purposes. Your full name may be also published and/or disclosed within the results of the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship.
3. Your personal data will be retained no longer than necessary in order to efficiently administer the giveaway or to fulfill legal obligations.
4. Data is stored in the European Union only.
5. You have the right to request a copy of your personal data, and to have incorrect personal data about you corrected. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner.
19. There are certain things for which Dublin City Council does not accept any liability to you. Dublin City Council will not be responsible for and will have no liability in connection with acts, omissions, and occurrences beyond Dublin City Council’s reasonable control, including but not limited to:
1. any postponement or cancellation of the prize,
2. any changes to the prize or the way in which they can be used
3. damage loss, injury suffered by any entrant entering the giveaway or as a result of accepting any prize
4. problems with the allotment or dispatch of the prize (such as the prize failing to reach the intended recipient) and
5. any act omission or default of any third party supplier.
20. Dublin City Council will not be liable for any damage, loss, or disappointment suffered by any person in entering the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship competition, including as a result of any entrant winning or not winning any prize. Dublin City Council accepts no responsibility for entries lost, damaged, or delayed, due to an error in transit. Dublin City Council does not accept responsibility for network, computer, hardware, or software failure of any kind, which may affect the sending, receipt or processing of your entry.
21. In the event of any dispute regarding the rules, results and all other matters relating to the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship Competition, the decision of Dublin City Council shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
22. Dublin City Council reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship Competition, or amend these terms and conditions at any time for any valid technical or commercial reason, without notification.
23. This giveaway and these terms and conditions are governed by Irish Law. The sole promoter of the Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship Competition is Dublin City Council. Registered Office: Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08 RF3F, Ireland.