Scholarship Overview

The Achiever MBA Scholarship is awarded for pursuing Full Time MBA at University College Dublin. A student can get a maximum amount of Euro 34500 and the scholarship amount will be given one time only. The scholarship amount can be used for paying tuition. Bachelor degree is required for applicants to be eligible for this scholarship. To be eligible for this award, international students must take English language examinations as well as standardised exams like TOEFL, IELTS and GMAT. As a part of selection process, applicants must have relevant work experience and also needs to appear for an interview. In order to apply for the scholarship, students need the following documents: LOR, Essays, CV and Official Transcripts.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

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

• Full Time MBA

• Applicable to all full-time MBA and executive MBA students

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Euro 36,760 => Rs 33,47,366

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	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
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	×Not covered in scholarship

• The scholarship covers the full tuition fees

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 3

• Sponsor up to 3 ACHIEVER MBA scholarships per year

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 100)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 7)
GRE	Required
GMAT	Required (minimum score 700)
UG	Required
Work Experience	Required (minimum 3 years)
Interview	Required

Eligibility

• A university degree*
• A minimum of three years’ quality professional experience (excluding summer placements, part-time or temporary work experience) at the time of application.    

• A valid score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

  Open to all successful MBA scoring 700 or above on the GMAT and Executive MBA applicants scoring 700 or above on the GMAT or 149 and above in the Executive Assessment (EA)and cover full tuition feesExecutive MBA: GMAT score of 520 or above required.  

• An average IELTS score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.5 in each band on the Academic Version.         
  OR
• A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iTB) with minimum score 24 in Writing, and minimum score 20 in Reading, Listening and Speaking components.
  For all proficiency tests the results must normally have been issued within two years prior to the start of your programme.      
  OR
• UCD has approved the use of the Duolingo Test of English (DET) for upcoming intakes. A DET score of 120 will be accepted with at least 100 in each subscore.

• All eligible candidates deemed suitable to be considered for the MBA or EMBA programme will be interviewed. Candidates are interviewed by one or in some cases more of the following:
  MBA Programme Director, Head of Admissions, Careers Manager, Alumni.

  International candidates are normally interviewed via telephone or Skype

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required
Essays	Required
CV	Required
Work Experience	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• LOR- Two recommendation letters
• Essays- Complete three or in some cases, four essay questions online:
  • Beyond what is outlined in your Curriculum Vitae, what will be your unique contribution to your MBA class? (Max. 300 words)
  • What is your opinion is UCD Smurfit Schools' responsibility to you as an MBA student and what is your responsibility to the School? (Max. 300 words)
  • What are your career expectations in the 3 years post MBA? (Max. 300 words)
  • Upon reflection have your career goals, opinion of UCD Smurfit, and aspirations to pursue an MBA, changed since your last application? (Max. 300 words). To be completed by re-applicants only
• Curriculum Vitae
• GMAT official score report
• IELTS/TOEFL official test report 
• Copies of official final transcripts of degrees and /or professional qualifications
• Complete a short video appraisal section via the Kira platform through the UCD application portal 

 

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
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	mba@ucd.ie
Phone number	+353 1 716 8862