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Ashling Murphy Memorial Entrance Scholarship Application

Incoming undergraduate applicants must place at least one of the following teacher education (primary) programmes as their number one choice on their CAO application:

  • Bachelor of Education International (MI004)
  • Bachelor of Education Primary Teaching (MI005/ MI006)
  • B Ed in Education & Psychology (MI008)

Applicants are required to provide a video recording which demonstrates their excellent technical proficiency in one or more Irish traditional musical instruments.

Applicants must meet the Assessment Criteria and must meet all the necessary entry requirements for their chosen programme.

Applicants must accept their CAO place and fully register on their chosen programme in the same year of scholarship application.

The awardee is expected to act as an ambassador for MIC and the INTO in terms of their music participation and other activities as requested by the College and the INTO for the year in which they hold the scholarship.

For more information please contact the Education Office, email: EducationOffice@mic.ul.ie.

Please note: MIC is required to disclose to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) all funding provided by the College to students that have applied for a SUSI grant. Depending on the type of funding granted to students by the College, SUSI may include it as reckonable income in their determination of SUSI grants.

Please refer to Terms & ConditionsTéarmaí agus Coinníollacha before completing the application.

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Section 1: Personal Details

Gender
Please indicate the B Ed programme you have listed as your 1st preference in the CAO

Section 2: Musical Achievements 

Video Upload

Please upload a video recording which clearly demonstrates your excellent technical proficiency in one or more Irish traditional musical instruments.  

Guidelines on submitting your video: 

  • The total length of the video recording should not exceed 3 minutes and 50MB.  
  • Acceptable video formats are: .mp4 and .mov files  
  • Only one video recording can be submitted. 
  • The video recording must isolate and highlight the applicant’s performance; group performances that obscure the ability to assess an individual’s level of talent will not receive evaluation. 
  • All files uploaded must follow the following naming convention: lastname-firstname-CAOnumber  
Upload requirements

References

You may be required to provide the names of two people who have consented to be approached for a reference on your behalf e.g. music teacher, employer in the area of music education.   

SUSI

MIC is required to disclose to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), all funding provided by the College to students who have applied for a SUSI grant. Depending on the type of funding granted to students by the college, SUSI may include it as reckonable income in their determination of SUSI grants.   

GDPR

Mary Immaculate College will need to process and retain personal data relating to you as an applicant for the Ashling Murphy Memorial Entrance Scholarship. The College will, in compliance with the GDPR, respect the confidentiality of your data and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised use of this data. 

Declaration

I certify that the information that I have stated on the application form is correct. I understand that Mary Immaculate College, at its discretion, may withdraw the offer of a place made under the terms and conditions of the Ashling Murphy Memorial Entrance Scholarship (and prior to my registration on a programme of study), where information so stated is subsequently found to be incorrect or misleading OR where information is found to be incorrect or misleading after I have registered on a programme of study. 

Note: Please check your email for confirmation that this application was received.  

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