SRINAGAR: MBA Regional Excellence Scholarship offered by University College Dublin, Ireland for the academic year 2023-2024 is a partially funded scholarship available for international students all over the globe.
The Regional Merit-Based Scholarships, funded by UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, will be granted to outstanding candidates who will serve as ambassadors for the MBA and the School throughout their studies and post-graduation.
The programme period is of two years and the deadline for application process is April 30, 2024. The courses offered are Accounting, Business Administration (MBA), Business Studies and Finance.
The MBA Regional Excellence Scholarship offers the recipient 100 per cent of tuition fees. Candidates should have a minimum GMAT score of 600 or above. Dual passport holders may apply ( US/Irish passport). To be eligible for scholarships, applicants must have ‘Offer’ or ‘Accept’ status associated with their GMAT application.
The requirements for MBA course entry are a university degree, minimum of three years’ quality professional experience (excluding summer placements, part-time, or temporary work experience), and valid score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), Full-Time MBA: preferred minimum score of 600. The average GMAT for our current MBA class is 646. Executive MBA: GMAT score of 520 or above required.
GMAC Executive Assessment (EA): EA score of 149 and above is required. (Please note the EA is accepted for EMBA applicants only. The current average EA score for EMBA class is 151/200).
For both the MBA full-time and EMBA, apart from meeting the minimum overall GMAT/EA score, candidates must also do reasonably well in the quantitative component of this test. Alternatively to the above, candidates for both the full-time and EMBA can submit a valid GRE Test score. Indicative equivalencies are available through GRE.
All applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in the English language. An average IELTS score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.5 in each band on the Academic Version, or a minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet-based TOEFL with a minimum score of 24 in writing, and a minimum score of 20 in reading, listening, and speaking components.
The subsequent supporting documents that should be uploaded to the online application are Curriculum Vitae, GMAT official score report or confirmation of a scheduled GMAT test date, IELTS/TOEFL official test report or confirmation of an IELTS/TOEFL scheduled test date (if applicable), Copies of official final transcripts of degrees and/or professional qualifications (degree certificates are not normally required but may be requested), Two completed MBA Recommendation Forms from current or former employers or clients, if you are self-employed. For authenticity, these must be signed by hand and scanned prior to submission. Your referee may choose to email the completed recommendation form to [email protected]. Complete a short video appraisal section via the Kira platform through the UCD application portal (applicable to Full-time MBA only).
For further details and application process, go on to www.smurfitschool.ie
