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• Special Awards in Arts
• Excellence in Liberal Arts Specialisms: Gaeilge, History and Mathematics
• Excellence in Psychology
• College Medals (presented to student(s) who achieved first place in each of the following programme): BA in Liberal Arts 
• French Embassy Prize (presented to the BA graduate who has made the greatest progress in French over the course of her/ his undergraduate studies)
• Saint Bonaventure Trust Prize (presented to the graduate on the BA in Liberal Arts programme who is awarded first place in Theology and Religious Studies)

• Excellence in Education Specialisms: Educational Disadvantage, Early Childhood Studies, Language & Literacy, Music Education, Physical Education, Primary Geography & Global Learning, Special Education and Visual Arts Education
• Excellence in the Joint Specialism; Theology & Religious Studies & Religious Education
• Award for Excellence in Teaching - BA in Education, Business Studies & Religious Studies
• Award for Excellence in Teaching - BA in Education, Business Studies & Accounting
• Award for Excellence in Teaching - BA in Education, Irish & Religious Studies
• Excellence in Multidisciplinary Education - Bachelor of Education 
• Excellence in Professional Placement - BA in Early Childhood Care & Education
• Excellence in Education Research & the Dissertation - BA in Early Childhood Care & Education
• Excellence in Professional Placement - BA in Early Childhood Practice
• Excellence in School Placement - Professional Master's in Education (Primary Teaching)
• Excellence in Education Research & the Dissertation - Professional Master's in Education (Primary Teaching)
• Saint Bonaventure Trust Award (presented to the graduate on the B Ed programme who is awarded first place in Theology and Religious Studies)
• Award for Outstanding Achievement
• College Medals (presented to students who achieved first place in each of the following programmes): Bachelor of Education; Bachelor of Education in Education and Psychology; BA in Education, Business Studies and Accounting; BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies; BA in Education, Irish and Business Studies; BA in Education, Irish and Religious Studies and Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching).

Certificate in Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC) Programme

• Early Childhood Ireland Best LINC Portfolio Award
• Best Regional LINC Portfolio Award (presented to students in nine all regions where programme is delivered)
• College Medal for first place in LINC Programme

Carlisle & Blake Prize

Presented by the Department of Education and Science to the graduate who is awarded first place in Education, Theory and Practice 

Bonn Vere Foster

Presented by the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) to the Graduate who is awarded first place in School Placement and Curriculum Education. There are separate awards for the B Ed and the B Ed in Education and Psychology programmes.

Certificate in Religious Education Medal

Diocese of Limerick Medal presented to a graduate on each of the B Ed / B Ed in Education and Psychology, and graduate Diploma in Education (Primary Teaching) programmes who is awarded first place in the Certificate in Religious Education.

Kieran Burke Fellowship

Presented to the graduate who achieved first place in Education (Educational Psychology at the Dissertation). The fellowship is awarded by the College in memory of the late Kieran Burke, Lecturer in Psychology, 1974-1994.

Peadar Cremin Fellowship

Presented to the graduate who achieved first place in Education Research and the dissertation on the Bachelor of Education Programme. This fellowship is awarded by the College in memory of the late Prof. Peadar Cremin, President of 91��Ƭ��, 1999 – 2011.

Frostburg Scholarship

Presented to the Graduate who was successful in a competitive process amongst the highest achieving graduate of the B Ed and B Ed in Education and Psychology programmes. This scholarship is presented by the College’s Faculty of Education in conjunction with Frostburg State University in Maryland, USA.

West Chester Scholarship

Presented to the two graduates who were successful in a competitive process amongst the highest achieving graduates of the B Ed and the B Ed in Education and Psychology programmes. This scholarship is presented by the College’s Faculty of Education in conjunction with the West Chester University, Pennsylvania.

• 91��Ƭ�� Doctoral Award
• 91��Ƭ�� Doctoral Studentship
• 91��Ƭ�� Postgraduate Award

Medals are awarded annually to students in recognition of their success at national club and county level in hurling, camogie and Gaelic football throughout the year.

The bursaries, valued at €750 each, are awarded for sporting achievements of male and female students within the arena of intervarsity, club, county and regional Gaelic Games.

Munster LGFA will fund three bursaries, valued at €750 each, awarded to current 91��Ƭ�� students (undergraduate and full-time postgraduate) who are involved in ladies football in Munster (playing, coaching, administration etc).

Applicants must be a member of an LGFA club in a Munster county. The application process will commence in September 2020.

Rachel was a B Ed graduate of 91��Ƭ�� (Class of 2013). She was a member of the College team that won the Giles Cup in 2012 and also played inter-county football with Tipperary. She passed away after a long illness in March 2018. 

This Operation is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.

Applications for the 1916 Bursary 2025-26 are now OPEN. 

Applications to the 1916 Bursary Fund for the academic year 2025-26 are open on and close on Friday 10th October 2025, 5pm.

The 1916 Bursary is a financial award to encourage the participation and success of students from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education.

To be eligible for a 1916 Bursary, all applicants must meet financial, target group and college entry eligibility criteria.

Each participating college has a limited number of bursaries which are awarded to the eligible applicants that present the greatest need.

How to Apply

Visit for an online , the 1916 Bursary and the online application form, during the application window

To allow you to complete your application successfully we recommend that students should only complete the application form using a desktop or laptop computer. You will not be able to do your application properly on a phone or tablet.

Applicants must also use the Internet browsers Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.

• On the registration process, it is essential that PPSN are in capital letters i.e. 108976h needs to be 108976H.
• Once registered it is important to confirm your email before proceeding further by clicking the blue Confirm Email button
• Lastly, to make sure the application functions correctly, we recommend that you clear your cache – you can clear your cache by pushing – ctrl shift delete
• Please contact 1916BursaryFund@mic.ul.ie if you have any issues with your application and attach a screenshot of your area of difficulty. It is very important that students give themselves enough advance time to sort out technical difficulties. Please contact us by 5pm on Monday, October 6th if you have experienced technical difficulties. Do not leave it to the closing date to notify us of issues. 

Additional Questions and Contacts for Queries

For further information please visit .

Please see the for an overview of the entire application process.

Please use the to see if you are eligible, and then use  to help get your documents ready so that you can be assessed as quickly as possible once it opens.

Email: 1916BursaryFund@mic.ul.ie.

The Concurrent Initial Teacher Education Bursary Scheme (STEM Bursary) is funded by the Irish Government, specifically through the Department of Education and Youth, and is worth €2,000 per year. It is available to students registered in an eligible Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme. Students in either of the final two years will be able to apply. If you are repeating a year, you are not eligible for the bursary. The aim of the STEM Bursary is to encourage more students to train as teachers in STEM subjects, so that post-primary schools can recruit more qualified teachers.

To qualify, you must be on course to teach at least one of the following subjects:

• Maths
• Applied Maths
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Engineering
• Computer Science

Please note: Subject to annual government funding and applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria.

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Email: STEMBursary@education.gov.ie.

The award consists of an annually renewable reduction of €1,500 in fees for the duration of the programme of study.

If an 91��Ƭ�� student achieves a First Class Honours in one of the undergraduate degrees listed above, they receive a letter about the President’s Scholarship Award outlining the next steps.

The duration of the scholarship is the programme registration period which is one or two years for a taught programme and two years for a research programme.

Since 2012, awards have been made to students who have received a First Class Honours in their Undergraduate Degree.

The following Undergraduate Degree programmes have been listed: 

• BA in Liberal Arts
• BA in Contemporary and Applied Theatre Studies
• Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching)
• B Ed in Education and Psychology
• BA in Early Childhood Care and Education
• BA in Education, Business Studies and Accounting
• BA in Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies
• BA in Education, Gaeilge and Religious Studies
• BA in Education, Gaeilge and Business Studies
• BA in Education, Mathematics and Gaeilge
• BA in Education, Mathematics and Business Studies

• Letter of offer
• 91��Ƭ�� Research & Graduate School website pages
• Application forms

The relevant programme co-ordinators and course leaders are best positioned to assist you in making a decision about programme selection. In addition, the Research and Graduate School will be able to advise on applying for research postgraduate programmes (RGSO@mic.ul.ie).

Details for programme co-ordinators and course leaders are available on the Postgraduates page on the 91��Ƭ�� website.

Email is the best way to contact a programme co-ordinator or course leader or the Research and Graduate School. Please remember that a number of co-ordinators and course leaders will be on annual leave in the coming weeks and you are requested to kindly allow for delays in responses to your queries. You are also requested to frame any queries that you may have as clearly and concisely as possible.

Class sizes vary from 10 to 15 students normally.

Programme co-ordinators and course leaders are best positioned to answer when modules are scheduled for the Taught MA and MEd. Some programmes take place on weekday evenings and others take place at weekends. Lectures are not a feature of the MA by Research.