asked the Minister for Education the number of foreign scholarships administered and granted by his Department in the past five years; and the origin of the successful candidates in terms of college or university attended.
Written Answers. - Foreign Scholarships.
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It is assumed that the question refers to scholarships awarded to Irish persons to study abroad. The number of such scholarships awarded and the colleges/universities of origin of the recipients are as follows:
|
Number of Scholarships |
Colleges/universities of origin of recipients |
|
|
(i) |
(ii) |
|
|
Duration of at least one academic year |
Duration of less than one academic year |
|
|
21 |
4 |
Trinity College, Dublin. |
|
6 |
2 |
University College, Cork. |
|
39 |
17 |
University College, Dublin. |
|
11 |
8 |
University College, Galway. |
|
7 |
3 |
National College of Art & Design, Dublin. |
|
3 |
College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin. |
|
|
1 |
1 |
School of Art and Design, Limerick. |
|
1 |
School of Art, Cork. |
|
|
1 |
Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. |
|
|
2 |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. |
|
|
3 |
1 |
National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick. |
|
1 |
College of Marketing and Design, Parnell Square, Dublin. |
|
|
1 |
St. Raphael's College of Physical Education, Sion Hill. Dublin. |
|
|
1 |
Queens University, Belfast. |
|
|
1 |
Rutherford College, The Univeristy, Canterbury, England. |
|
|
2 |
New University of Ulster, Coleraine. |