Scholarship Scheme 2025-2026

The UCD Language Centre will be offering 8 competitive Scholarships (6 full-time Non-EU and 2 full-time EU) for students who will study on the MA in TESOL and on the Pre-Service MA in TESOL full-time in the academic year 2025/2026.

The scholarships will cover 50% of the 2025/2026 tuition fees and will be awarded on merit.  

MA TESOL Scholarship Scheme Leaflet 2024-25

Who is Eligible to Apply?

In order to be eligible to apply for this advertised scholarship, applicants must have a firm or conditional offer on the MA full time.

For more information, please see the MA TESOL Scholarship Scheme 2025-26 document.

How to Apply?

Candidates must submit the completed the Application Form MA TESOL Scholarship Scheme 2025-26 which includes the personal statement by e-mail to tesol@ucd.ie specifying the scheme for which they are applying i.e. Application for MA TESOL Scholarship (Non-EU) or MA TESOL Scholarship (EU).

Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement (max. 500 words) outlining their commitment to language teaching and excellence in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.  

The TESOL Scholarship Selection Committee will review all applications based on the following criteria:
▪ Academic suitability to TESOL Programme and Commitment to Scholarship
▪ Impact of TESOL Scholarship on future career 

The deadline for Scholarship Scheme applications is 4pm (Irish time) Friday 30 May 2025.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our TESOL programmes, you can email us at (opens in a new window)tesol@ucd.ie