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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
€3,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
DkIT offers two Sanctuary Scholarships for this category of applicant.
In the case where more than two such applicants apply for the Sanctuary Scholarship, selection will be made based on the applicants’ financial circumstances (verified household income) and if necessary, will also take into account the level of points achieved by the applicants in either in the Leaving Certificate or on an FET major award level 5 or level 6 course that same year.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The Sanctuary Scholarships take the form of DkIT waiving all tuition fees and the student contribution charge, as well as providing €3,000 towards living expenses per annum, to a maximum of four years of undergraduate study on the same programme.
Eligibility
- Applicants must provide evidence of having been granted refugee status by the Irish State.
- The applicant must have sat either the Leaving Certificate or a Level 5 or Level 6 FET course in the year of proposed entry to DkIT. The FET course must be a major award (and not component certificates), comprising a minimum of 8 modules.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Ireland
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
The final decision on whether to award a Sanctuary Scholarship rests entirely with DkIT, likewise the decision on whether or not to continue this support to an individual. DkIT also reserves the right to decide what evidence may be required in an individual case to support an application under this Scheme.