Expand+Financial Assistance
Students experiencing financial hardship can seek a bursary from the Student Assistance Fund or a short term loan from MTU’s Benevolent Fund. These funds are administered on a strictly confidential basis by the Student Service...

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Students experiencing financial hardship can seek a bursary from the Student Assistance Fund or a short term loan from MTU’s Benevolent Fund. These funds are administered on a strictly confidential basis by the Student Services Office. It is possible to obtain financial support to help you overcome problems that may be causing academic or personal difficulties. If you are experiencing difficulty sourcing or managing finance, you should contact the Student Services Office.

1916 Bursary
The 1916 Bursary is funding to encourage participation and success by students from sections of society that are significantly underrepresented in higher education. Successful applicants will be awarded €5,000 for each year of their undergraduate programme up to a maximum of €20,000 for full-time students or a maximum of €30,000 for part-time students. The bursary is only open to first time entrants who are enrolling in year 1 or advanced entry year 2 of an approved undergraduate course. Further details on eligibility criteria are available on www.mtu.ie

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Student Services Office
T: 353 (0) 66 7191722
E: supportserviceskerry@mtu.ie

Expand+NFQ: Level 9
CREDITS: 60
AWARD TYPE: Major Award

Am I eligible for Springboard+ 2021?
Springboard+ courses are designed to help you gain the skills necessary to either obtain employment in industry areas where there is an increasing need or to ...

Hide-NFQ: Level 9
CREDITS: 60
AWARD TYPE: Major Award

Am I eligible for Springboard+ 2021?
Springboard+ courses are designed to help you gain the skills necessary to either obtain employment in industry areas where there is an increasing need or to upskill in your current job.

To take a course through Springboard+ you will need to:
1. be living full time in the Republic of Ireland
2. have your own, valid PPS Number

3. meet the nationality/visa requirement
- You are an EU/EEA/UK/Swiss national or:
- You have permission to remain in Ireland as a family member of an EU citizen or;
- You have Stamp 4 or Stamp 4 EU FAM on your GNIB residence card or;
- You have official refugee status in Ireland / are here on the basis of refugee family reunification or;
- You have been granted Humanitarian Leave to Remain in the State (prior to the Immigration Act 1999) or;
- You have permission to remain following the Minister’s decision not to make a deportation order.

4. have lived in either the EU, the EEA, the UK or
Switzerland for at least 3 out of the last 5 years - If you are a Stamp 4 or Stamp 4 EU FAM holder, residency is calculated from the date you received your stamp. Any time before this cannot be counted.
- If you have refugee status in Ireland, residency is counted from the date you applied for International Protection.

When applying for a course through Springboard+ you will also need to apply on the basis of either being:
• Employed - working either for yourself or someone else;
• Unemployed - not currently working, receiving a qualifying welfare payment from the Department of Social Protection (unless you are formerly selfemployed) and actively seeking employment;
• A Returner - a homemaker, on other caring duties, or economically dependent on a partner/spouse for at least 9 of the last 12 months.

For further details on the categories above and to read more about the conditions and requirements for eligibility, including what you will need to do to confirm your status please visit: www.springboardcourses.ie/eligibility

As places on Springboard+ courses are limited, applicants who are on a qualifying Social Welfare payment will always take priority over others.

www.springboardcourses.ie

Expand+The Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Use with Innovation aims to meet the growing demand for knowledge, leadership and understanding in the protection of land and natural resources. The programme will provide learners wit...

Hide-The Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Use with Innovation aims to meet the growing demand for knowledge, leadership and understanding in the protection of land and natural resources. The programme will provide learners with the skills to recognise intrinsic issues which require both environmental and agricultural understanding to ensure a framework of sustainability for the Agri-Food industry for future generations. This programme enables learners to focus on advanced education and training in creating, implementing, and overseeing solutions to minimise the environmental impact of agriculture production and utilising pathways to mitigate the biodiversity challenges. This postgraduate diploma has been designed to meet the high demand for scientists at level 9, with the knowledge and technical leadership requirements to develop solutions together with local and global networks.

Key features include the identification of areas where environmental pressures are evident from water to biodiversity and the intradisciplinary skills required to implement solutions. The programme examines the move towards more sustainable farming practices by improving the environmental and climate-related performance resilience of the farming sector, demonstrating that well-functioning agricultural knowledge and innovation systems can deliver knowledge flow and new insights. The One Health approach - that the health of humans is linked to that of animals and the environment they occupy is examined as are emerging techniques in the area of Agricultural Innovation and the utilisation of Big Data.