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Scholarship details
Applications are invited for the Annie Fanning Memorial Scholarship (Irish Literature) for 2026-27. The scholarship provides a €5,000 bursary to the successful candidate, enabling them to pursue the MA Literature and Culture in the UCD School of English, Drama and Film. Applicants must have already accepted a place on the MA programme.
Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement, together with a CV and UCD ID number.
Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement, together with a CV and UCD ID number.
The statement should include an outline of their interest in Irish literary and/or Irish cultural materials and their plans to develop this interest at MA level. Applicants should also reflect on how receipt of this award will help them to overcome barriers to education and achieve their personal and academic goals.
An academic panel from the UCD School of English, Drama and Film will select the successful applicant. In making the decision, equal weight will be given to the personal statement and the academic record of the applicant. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the cultural life of the School of English, Drama and Film at UCD.
Please be aware that a part-time student, if successful, may only be the award recipient once during their two year programme.
Applications should be sent graduateedf@ucd.ie, by early August.
2026 using the subject line ‘Annie Fanning Memorial Scholarship (Irish Literature)’.
Eligibility details
Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement, together with a CV and UCD ID number.
Application process
Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement, together with a CV and UCD ID number.
The statement should include an outline of their interest in Irish literary and/or Irish cultural materials and their plans to develop this interest at MA level. Applicants should also reflect on how receipt of this award will help them to overcome barriers to education and achieve their personal and academic goals.
An academic panel from the UCD School of English, Drama and Film will select the successful applicant. In making the decision, equal weight will be given to the personal statement and the academic record of the applicant. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the cultural life of the School of English, Drama and Film at UCD.
Please be aware that a part-time student, if successful, may only be the award recipient once during their two year programme.
Applications should be sent graduateedf@ucd.ie, by early August.
2026 using the subject line ‘Annie Fanning Memorial Scholarship (Irish Literature)’.
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