MBA ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Last date to apply: 30/04/2026 The last date to apply for this scholarship is April 30, 2026.

Open to all successful applicants for the Full-Time or Modular Executive MBA, achieving the relevant minimum GMAT / EA score.

Stated amount: Not Available The MBA Entrepreneurial Scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who best exemplifies creativity in business. The scholarship covers up to 50% tuition fees for the Full-Time or Modular Executive MBA. 1 Scholarship is available annualy.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. Applicants must submit a two page document outlining a business idea under the following headings, by the Closing Date. Opportunity People Route to Market Financial Planning PEST Analysis Summary Please note applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Scholarships may be awarded prior to the closing date to exceptional candidates. Early application is recommended.

The MBA Entrepreneurial Scholarship is funded by UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and will be awarded to the candidate who best exemplifies creativity in business. The scholarship is open to all successful applicants for the Full-Time or Modular Executive MBA, achieving the relevant minimum GMAT / EA score. In order to be eligible to be considered for this scholarship, applicants must have submitted the 2-page business outline document as part of their application to the MBA programme by the current MBA Entrepreneurial Scholarship Closing Date and must have ‘Offer’, or ‘Accept’ status associated with their application by then also. Only complete applications received before the scholarship deadline will be considered. The successful candidate will be selected on merit paired with a holistic review of their MBA application. Once scholarship awards are issued, students must accept this offer within two weeks of the notification being distributed by the committee. It is the student’s responsibility to formally accept the scholarship offer, a non-response will be considered as declining the offer. Decisions will be made by the Scholarship Committee and candidates will be notified within two weeks of the committee decision. All decisions are final. Students awarded a scholarship must commit to attending UCD Smurfit Open Events where required. Students may also be required to participate in promotion of the School and Scholarships (interviews/testimonials, MBA blog, or other forms of promotional activity as required). Scholars are expected to assist occasionally as ambassadors for the School. The issued scholarship will be deducted from the student’s University fee account. Continuous full time enrolment and attendance is required to retain a scholarship award. A student who withdraws, cancels or becomes inactive, enrols less than full-time, is suspended, or dismissed from the University will lose his/her scholarship eligibility. A student who takes such a status due to medical reasons may appeal in writing to Scholarship Committee to have his/her scholarship reinstated. The appeal must be submitted with supporting documentation, such as a letter from a doctor. In such a case, for there to be a possibility for reinstatement, a student’s leave from the University cannot exceed two consecutive semesters. A student who declines an initial offer of admission and accompanying scholarship offer will not retain his/her scholarship offer if he/she reapplies at a later date. Scholarships cannot be deferred to a future date. This scholarship is not eligible to be combined with any other tuition scholarship. Scholarships are non-transferable and will only apply to the programme associated with the offer letter that contains the scholarship award.

If you would like more information on this scholarship or our full-time MBA programme, please contact our MBA Admissions Manager, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School on mba@ucd.ie. For more information: Click here Apply Now https://www.smurfitschool.ie/admissions