Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship

At University College Cork, we believe in creating an environment in which academic excellence can be combined with opportunities for personal development. We will be awarding up to 3 Quercus Scholarships for Creative and Performing Arts to students registered on an undergraduate/level 8 programme. These students should demonstrate an exceptional level of excellence in their chosen art form and will have been selected by the Scholarship Panel for a Quercus Scholarship. UCC offers wonderful opportunities to musicians, composers, dancers, artists, writers and actors, amongst others, through the UCC Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Programme. Applications are encouraged from top performing students who wish to continue to develop their artistic talents while at the same time pursuing a high-quality academic experience. UCC does not require applicants to follow a performance-related degree course and actively encourages applications from talented creative and performing artists whatever degree they choose. We believe that young people who have exceptional talent should be given the opportunity to continue to train and perform at the highest level within the university environment. The Scholarship can be renewed for subsequent years subject to the Scholar meeting the requirements and progression to the next level of study in their academic programme.