BEdGaeilge Scholarships

The BEdGaeilge Scholarships are designed to support the training of high-quality Irish language teachers. Ten scholarships of €2,000 each are offered to students entering the first year of the BEdGaeilge program at University College Cork. These scholarships are made available through sponsorship from the Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (Council for Gaeltacht and Gaelscoileanna Education) on the basis of a partnership between the Council and the Department of Modern Irish. The scholarships are awarded based on merit according to results in the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination or equivalent. Selection is based on performance in the six best subjects taken at the first attempt at the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate, using the standard UCC scoring system. No application is required; successful students are notified directly. Students who accept these scholarships will hold the title of Quercus Entrance Scholar but will be exempt from the monetary award associated with the UCC Quercus Entrance Scholarship.