Expand+EU Student applications should be made on-line at www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity.
Applicants must have a current working email address to use this online application facility.

Non-EU Student applications may be submitted online via the Postgradua...

Hide-EU Student applications should be made on-line at www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity.
Applicants must have a current working email address to use this online application facility.

Non-EU Student applications may be submitted online via the Postgraduate Applications Centre: www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity
or
via one of Maynooth University’s trusted education agents.
For further information visit: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/international

All applications for Maynooth University postgraduate programmes must be submitted online via www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity. There is a non-refundable fee payable to PAC, which enables students to apply for up to 3 postgraduate programmes. Applicants need to register their details on the PAC website before selecting their course choices. Programmes should be selected in order of preference. Places are offered based on course entry requirements. The following information MUST be uploaded to your online application form or be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland, before your application will be considered:
* Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Non-Maynooth University applicants who are currently completing undergraduate/postgraduate programmes and have not as yet completed final exams should submit certified copies of academic transcripts with details of subjects studied and results to date. Final results and the proposed date of conferring should be submitted as soon as they become available.
* Non-Maynooth University students must provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.

All documentation which is not in English must be officially translated to English.
Translated documentation must be forwarded to the Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland.

Offer of Places and Closing Dates
The Higher Diploma in Further Education, the Professional Masters in Education (Primary Teaching) and Professional Masters in Education (Secondary Teaching) have definitive closing dates as indicated in each course. In the case of all other programmes listed, the Maynooth University website provides an indicated closing date. We encourage you to apply as early as possible. Where programme places have not been filled it may be possible to make a late application.

Maynooth University’s postgraduate online application system (PAC) is open from November 2016 to accept applications for entry to programmes in 2017. On receipt of your online application the Department assesses it with a view to providing you with a decision as quickly as possible. Only complete applications can be assessed. However, please note that it can take up to four weeks to review a complete application, but within this timeframe you should receive one of the following in response:
* An offer
* A conditional offer
* A confirmation that you are on a reserve list
* A call to interview
* A confirmation that your application is deemed unsuccessful

Should you be offered a place on a programme you will be required to pay a on-refundable deposit of €200 to secure your place.

For help and support during your application please contact the Graduate Studies Office
by phone: 01 7086018
or via email: graduatestudies@nuim.ie

Expand+Finances
Postgraduate students are sometimes eligible for more than funding. Tax relief and some medical entitlements are also a possibility. You can find information about budgeting, medical entitlements and tax relief by visiting: www.maynoothuni...

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Postgraduate students are sometimes eligible for more than funding. Tax relief and some medical entitlements are also a possibility. You can find information about budgeting, medical entitlements and tax relief by visiting: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/ postgraduatestudies/fees-funding-scholarships

Student Grant Funding
The means-tested Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) online application system was introduced in 2012 and replaces City/County Council Higher Education Grant applications for postgraduate funding support for new entrants into postgraduate education. In recent times the application process has opened in May each year. Further details about this process, eligibility guidelines, and the link to the online application can be found at: www.susi.ie

Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)
The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is a scheme administered by the Department of Social Protection. It allows people in receipt of certain social welfare payments to retain those payments whilst participating in approved full-time courses in further and higher education – in recent years only Higher Diploma level 8 programmes or the Professional Masters in Education programme have been eligible for the BTEA. Students are advised to check with their local social welfare office for the most up-to-date information on this.

Expand+Candidates must have a primary degree with a minimum grade of 2:1 in one of the social sciences (adult education, community work, social care, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, anthropology, education etc.) or have a minimum grade ...

Hide-Candidates must have a primary degree with a minimum grade of 2:1 in one of the social sciences (adult education, community work, social care, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, anthropology, education etc.) or have a minimum grade of 2:1 in the Postgraduate Diploma in Adult, Community and Further Education/the Higher Diploma in Further Education where candidates must achieve the grade of 2:1 on foundational modules: aociology of adult and further education, philosophy of adult education and psychology of human development. For international students whose first language is not English, an English language exam certificate showing IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required.

Please note: The University may waive these conditions in certain cases. Selection will be based on application, interview and references. The interview will include a discussion of the candidate’s proposed research topic.