The University of Limerick will continue to offer €2,000 entrance scholarships to students to mark the occasion of its 40th Anniversary year. The UL 40 scholarships will be offered to 40 high performing undergraduate students and 4 mature students who begin their studies in the Academic Year 2013/14.

Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice President Academic & Registrar, University of Limerick said “We are delighted to be able to continue to offer these scholarships to new students of the University of Limerick. UL has always prided itself on its ethos of excellence and producing high performing graduates. The UL40 scholarships recognise and reward academic achievement and supports students as they embark on the exciting new phase of discovery at the University of Limerick.”

The UL40 Scholarships will be awarded to incoming students based on their performance in the Leaving Certificate determined by their CAO points. All CAO applicants will be automatically included in the selection process provided they have not already received another bursary or scholarship from UL.  Four additional scholarships are available for mature students and are awarded based on academic performance in year 1 of their studies at UL.

The scholarships are on offer across all disciplines including 9 scholarships for each faculty of Science and Engineering, Kemmy Business School, Education and Health Sciences, and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.  There will also be 2 scholarships for the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance and 2 scholarships for Inter-faculty programmes.

The UL40 scholarships of €2,000 each are funded by the University of Limerick in recognition of its 40th year in existence as an educational institution.  It began as the National Institute for Higher Education in 1972 and in 1989 the University of Limerick was established as the first new university in the history of the State.