Scholarship Overview

KPMG Women in Accounting prize is offered by the University College Cork to international students. KPMG Women in Accounting prize is available for students from all countries who want to study Bachelors Degree in the Ireland at the University College Cork. Every year, the university selects 2 candidates from all the received applications and offers them scholarships based on their academic profiles. The maximum scholarship that a student can receive is Euro 1000 at University College Cork. The fee needs to be paid in full, the scholarship amount will be given to students once they start their study program.
Participating Programmes:

KPMG Women in Accounting prize is available for the Bachelors Degree. We have listed below the Bachelors Degree Programmes of University College Cork that are eligible for the scholarship:

• BSc (Hons) Accounting

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University College Cork in Ireland

• BSc (Hons) Accounting

• Scholarships are open to eligible female 2nd year BSc Accounting students.

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Euro 1,000 => Rs 91,060

Conversion rate used: 1 Euro = Rs. 93.25 (last updated 26th September 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	×Not covered in scholarship
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this

• Value: €1,000 for the chosen student.
• Scholars will complete a paid work placement at KPMG during the third year of the programme.

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 2

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

• Only for Women

Eligibility

• Applicants must be a current UCC Student to be eligible for this scholarship
• Students must achieve at least a 2H.1 result in their first sitting of their 1st year BSc Accounting exams and hope to achieve at least a 2H.1 result in their 2nd year exams.

Application Process for this scholarship

• Students apply for this award in conjunction with the KPMG Year 2 Outstanding Scholar Awards (please see here for further detail).
• Students must provide a personal statement of 500 words outlining their success in academic life, community initiatives, sports, and work experience.
• Students must also provide a separate statement of up to 100 words outlining how, through their actions, they are an effective role model for other women pursuing a career in accounting.
• The application form is available here: https://forms.office.com/r/xSe9qi7Lhi

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application start date	Not Available	The application window opens in March every year. Specific applications details will be communicated to students directly by the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Application final end date	Not Available	no specific deadline mentioned

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	scholarships@ucc.ie
Phone number	+353 (0)21 4904875