Republic of Ireland (RoI) Access Bursary
Republic of Ireland (RoI) Access Bursary
Glasgow has a long and proud tradition of providing financial support to talented students who, for reasons of financial hardship, might not be able to take a place at university. Our RoI Access Bursary is part of our commitment to continue to attract and support students from a diverse range of backgrounds. For 2023 entry, the RoI bursary will be up to £2,000 for your first year of study and £1,000 for continuing years.
Payments of the RoI Access Bursary will be detailed in your Award Letter.
- The RoI Access Bursary will be awarded as a cash payment.
- The RoI Access Bursary will be paid in 10 instalments from October until July; this award is based on household income
- The RoI Access Bursary will only be awarded in years where tuition fees of £9,250 apply
Please see here for up to date information and criteria for 2024 entry.
Eligibility for this award is based on your household-income and receipt of the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), Maintenance Grant.
- You must be and Irish citizen, ordinarily resident in Ireland
- You must be paying an annual tuition fee of £9,250, and the bursary will be paid in years where tuition fees of £9,250 apply.
- You must be undertaking your first undergraduate degree
If you are required to repeat any year of study, the RoI Bursary will not be awarded for that year, however any extenuating circumstances will be taken into consideration. In this instance, please contact. scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk
Eligible countries/regions
- Ireland
Eligible programmes
- Accountancy & Finance[BAcc]
- Accounting & Mathematics[BSc]
- Accounting & Statistics[BSc]
- Aeronautical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Aerospace Systems[BEng/MEng]
- Anatomy[BSc/MSci]
- Ancient History[MA]
- Archaeology[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Astronomy[BSc/MSci]
- Biochemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Biomedical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Business & Management[BSc/MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Business Economics[MA(SocSci)]
- Celtic Civilisation[MA]
- Celtic Studies[MA]
- Central & East European Studies[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Chemical Physics[BSc/MSci]
- Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Childhood Practice[BA]
- Civil Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Civil Engineering (in partnership with SIT)
- Civil Engineering with Architecture[BEng/MEng]
- Classics (Classical Civilisation)[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Common Law[LLB]
- Community Development[BA]
- Comparative Literature[MA]
- Computing Science[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
- Creative Arts & Industries[MA]
- Dentistry[BDS]
- Design & Technology Education[MDTechEd]
- Digital Media & Information Studies[MA]
- Economic & Social History[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Economics[BAcc/BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Education with Primary Teaching Qualification[MEduc]
- Electronic & Software Engineering[BSc/BEng/MEng]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Electronics with Music[BEng/MEng]
- English Language & Linguistics[MA]
- English Literature[MA/LLB]
- Environmental Geoscience[BSc]
- Environmental Science & Sustainability (Dumfries campus)[BSc]
- Film & Television Studies[MA]
- Finance[BFin]
- Finance & Mathematics[BSc]
- Finance & Statistics[BSc]
- French[MA]
- Gaelic[MA]
- Genetics[BSc/MSci]
- Geography[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Geology[BSc]
- German[MA]
- Greek[MA]
- History[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- History of Art[MA]
- Human Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Immunology[BSc/MSci]
- International Relations[MA(SocSci)]
- Italian[MA]
- Latin[MA]
- Law
- Marine & Freshwater Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Materials Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Design Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Mechanical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics[BEng/MEng]
- Mechatronics[BEng/MEng]
- Medicine[MBChB]
- Microbiology[BSc/MSci]
- Molecular & Cellular Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Molecular & Cellular Biology (with Biotechnology)[BSc/MSci]
- Molecular & Cellular Biology (with Plant Science)[BSc/MSci]
- Music[MA]
- Music[BMus]
- Neuroscience[BSc/MSci]
- Pharmacology[BSc/MSci]
- Philosophy[BSc/MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Physics / Theoretical Physics[BSc/MSci]
- Physics with Astrophysics[BSc/MSci]
- Physiology & Sports Science[BSc/MSci]
- Politics[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Portuguese[MA]
- Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries campus)[MA]
- Psychology[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Quantitative Methods[MA(SocSci)]
- Russian[MA]
- Scots Law[LLB]
- Scottish History[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Scottish Literature[MA]
- Social & Public Policy[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Sociology[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Software Engineering[BSc/MSci]
- Software Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship)[BSc]
- Spanish[MA]
- Sport & Exercise Science[BSc/MSci]
- Statistics[BSc/MSci]
- Theatre Studies[MA]
- Theology & Religious Studies[BD/MA]
- Veterinary Biosciences[BSc/MSci]
- Veterinary Medicine & Surgery[BVMS]
- Zoology[BSc/MSci]
Value
Normally £1,000 per year of study. Higher payment of £2,000 may be paid in first year of study, dependant on household income assessment.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the online application form.
The deadline for students to apply and be considered for the bursary is 8th of December 2023 and successful candidates will be notified.
As requested on the application form, you must also submit the SUSI maintenance grant award letter and confirmation of household income to scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk
Please refer to the full RoI Terms and Conditions associated with RoI scholarship and bursary.