Stepping Stones Scholarships 2012/13
The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, Ireland, is pleased to announce the Stepping Stones Scholarships
These scholarships target international postgraduate students with a demonstrable record in a performance and/or academic specialisation relevant to a programme of study at the Academy. Programmes of study for which scholarships are available include:
- MA Classical String and Piano Performance (two year programme)
- MA Community Music (one year programme)
- MA Contemporary Dance Performance (one year programme)
- MA Ethnochoreology (one year programme)
- MA Ethnomusicology (one year programme)
- MA Irish Traditional Dance Performance (one year programme)
- MA Irish Traditional Music Performance (one year programme)
- MA Music Therapy (two year programme)
- MA Ritual Chant and Song (one year programme)
Priority will be given to:
• applicants from parts of the world under-represented at the Academy
• applicants with demonstrable financial need
• applicants with projects that resonate with the spirit of the Stepping Stones initiative: equality of arts practices, an interdisciplinary vision, and desire to build bridges between arts practices
• applicants for programmes with a higher number of available places
Application Process
• Applicants must apply for the programme through the normal university procedures
• In the application form, where a candidate is asked to indicate how they will fund their study, they should indicate that they will be applying for a Stepping Stones scholarship (they should also include other forms of funding as appropriate).
• The initial application for the scholarship should be coordinated by the course director of the programme. If a candidate has been offered a place on the programme and wishes to apply for the scholarship, they should send the following to the course director:
(1) A personal letter indicating how their application meets the scholarship criteria
(2) A letter from one of the referees included on their application form, indicating how their application meets the scholarship criteria
Further information is available from Helen Phelan and the Irish World Music Academy