1913 Lockout Memorial scholarship
NUIM MA in Community Education, Equality
and Social Activism
Deadline Monday, July 1st - please circulate
A scholarship covering full course fees for the MA CEESA at Maynooth, awarded on the basis of practitioner excellence in community education, action for equality and / or social movements.
The MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism at NUI Maynooth has
now completed three very successful years in the course of which we have worked
with a wide range of social movement activists and community educators who are
using the course to reflect on their own experience, develop their practice and
build links across movements with others committed to equality and social
justice.
To mark this, and in keeping with the course’s own
commitment to equality, we are offering a scholarship for one student entering
the course this autumn. The scholarship is named after the Dublin Lockout of
1913, which marks a historical moment in the encounter between social movements
and Irish society, and a landmark in struggles for equality. It has also become
a key reference point in community education and popular culture.
The 1913 Lockout Memorial scholarship is innovative in form,
representing the course’s status as a practitioner course and the University’s
commitment to community engagement. Rather than duplicate the various
scholarships based on academic criteria, this scholarship is awarded on the
basis of practitioner excellence in the field and by a committee comprising
both practitioners and scholars in the area.
Terms and Conditions of the Scholarship
Terms and Conditions of the Scholarship
Award: The scholarship award provides full course fees
for full-time study on the MA Community Education, Equality and Social Activism
programme commencing in September 2013. It is not open to students who are in
full-time employment during the period of the course.
Eligibility: Any EU applicants who satisfy the course entry criteria may apply. A 2.1 grade minimum in an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree is required.
Eligibility: Any EU applicants who satisfy the course entry criteria may apply. A 2.1 grade minimum in an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree is required.
Award criteria: The scholarship will be awarded for overall
practitioner excellence in community education, action for equality or social
movements. This is assessed on the basis of a personal statement (of NO MORE
than 1,500 words).
Contact details of two referees who may be contacted for
verification are requested.
The statement may be in any format but should include specific
examples of your practice in community education and / or social activism and
evidence of your commitment to the broader picture of equality and social
justice.
Applications may come from any area within the three fields
of practice mentioned above. The scholarship is not restricted to the movements
associated with the Lockout (or to Dublin). Length of practice / experience is not a criterion; rather the award will
be made on the basis of excellence relative to an applicant’s level of
experience.
Deadline and
submission: The deadline for receipt of submissions is Monday, July 1st. Applications are confidential and can be sent to Graduate
Studies Office, 3rd Floor John Hume Building, NUI Maynooth,
Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Scholarship Committee:
The scholarship committee will include the Dean of Graduate Studies, the
Dean of Social Sciences, one team member from the Department of Sociology and
the Department of Adult and Community Education, a leading practitioner in
the field and one past student. The Graduate Studies Office will check the eligibility of
candidates before submitting to the Scholarship committee for consideration and
approval.
Assessment
The
award will be made to the best applicant, based on the following criteria:
1
Overall practitioner excellence in community education,
action for equality or social activism relative to level of experience (50
marks)
2
Evidence of commitment to the broader picture of equality and
social justice (50 marks)
Application Process
Application
forms may be downloaded in word format from the Graduate Studies website: http://graduatestudies.nuim.ie/scholarship; via email: graduatestudies@nuim.ie or tel. 01-7086018.
Submitting an application
All
applications must be submitted in hard copy to the Graduate Studies Office, 3rd
Floor John Hume Building, NUI Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. All required fields must be completed.
Payment of Scholarships
The award will be announced in August 2013.The
decision will be posted on the Graduate Studies and Departmental websites and a
confirmation letter will be sent to the successful applicant. The fees will be
paid following registration in September 2013.
Deferrals and Acceptance
The Award cannot be deferred.
Where an applicant does not, in fact, achieve the
results required for admission to the programme, the applicant will not be
eligible to receive the Award. If an awardee does not take up a place or accept
the award then the award may be made available to the next ranked candidate at
the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.
Closing
Date
Completed
and signed applications should be submitted by post or by hand in hard paper copy only to the Graduate
Studies Office no later than 5pm on the 1st
July 2013.
Late
applications will not be accepted.
Enquiries
Enquiries
regarding the scholarship and the Masters programme can be sent by email to sociology.department@nuim.ie or graduatestudies@nuim.ie