Scholarships and Awards

30% Club Scholarship 

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law in partnership with the 30% Club is offering a scholarship opportunity for the Master in Public Policy to one female candidate. This reflects UCD’s commitment to promote greater gender diversity in leadership positions within the public and not for profit sectors. (opens in a new window)https://30percentclub.org/about/chapters/ireland

The Master of Public Policy Programme is offering one full time or part time (EU fee waiver) scholarship to a female candidate.

Closing date for applications for September 2024 entry is 30th June 2024. All enquiries in relation to the scholarship to be made to (opens in a new window)dominic.shellard@ucd.ie

Applications for the scholarship will be competitively assessed based on the following criteria:

1. In order to be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must have submitted an application to UCD and have been offered a place on the programme.
2. Applicants should then submit a letter of motivation for the scholarship which should cover the following:
      - An outline of your career to date.
      - Why do you think you should be awarded this scholarship for a Master of Public Policy, in line with the objectives of the aim of the 30% Club to support women into  positions of leadership in all walks of life.

The motivation letter should be no less than 500 and not more than 1,200 words in length.

3. CV (maximum 2 pages)

The motivation letter and CV must be submitted in one file (preferable MS Word or pdf format) to (opens in a new window)dominic.shellard@ucd.ie

Application submissions should clearly state "30% Club Scholarship - Master of Public Policy". 

The closing date for applicants for this scholarship is 5pm on 30th June 2024.

Note: For applying for Master of Public Policy programme, please click this link.

Testimonial: Aine McDonough - 2023 awardee

It is a great privilege to have been awarded the 30% Club Scholarship for the Master of Public Policy in UCD in 2023. Having spent the last thirteen years in the Irish Army and served overseas on UN Peacekeeping missions in Lebanon in 2016 and 2019, I felt that the time was right to further my education. The MPP interested me because of the strong grounding in public policy offered by the core modules, as well as the variety of the optional modules. As I progress in my military career, I expect to have more interaction with government departments at home and also International and Non-Governmental Organisations abroad. I hope that the MPP course will give me an understanding of Irish public policy that will enable me to be an advocate for the Defence Forces, as I believe that we play a vital role in the defence of the State and in promoting Irish foreign policy. I also want to highlight the importance of improving the gender balance, particularly in leadership roles, in what has been a traditionally male-dominated environment. I am grateful to the Defence Forces for having supported me in pursuing the MPP part-time and would encourage other women to consider applying for a 30% Club Scholarship.

I feel incredibly honored to receive the 30% Club Scholarship for the Master of Public Policy at UCD. As a neurodiverse person, I feel it is so important to have visibility for women in leadership roles that represent the autistic community. Education has completely transformed my life, and I feel so appreciative of this opportunity to continue my educational journey. During my
time at UCD, I hope to increase my skill set while enhancing my understanding of the policy process. I believe the MPP will give me the tools to pursue a career within the nonprofit or voluntary sector, specifically in the area of disability and human rights. I am deeply passionate about working in a sector that promotes equality and participation in Irish society. My goal is to use the information I gain from the Master of Public Policy at UCD to affect real change through public policy development.

 

Applications are invited for four PhD vacancies and one Postdoctoral Research Fellow on a new international collaborative research project to start in September 2024.  The project, ‘Transformations in Housing and Intergenerational Contracts in Europe’ ((opens in a new window)THICE) is led by Humboldt University Berlin (Prof. Ilse Helbrecht), and brings together research teams from the University of Amsterdam (Prof. Richard Ronald, Dr. Rowan Arundel), the University of Granada (Dr. Ricardo Duque) and University College Dublin (Dr. Stephan Köppe). Researchers will be based at different locations in Europe, but will be involved with co-supervisions and collaborations between countries. The project is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

Project Summary: increasing housing inequalities with growing concentrations of wealth among homeowners, especially older ones, and diminishing access to affordable housing, especially among younger adults, have deeply affected European societies in recent decades. At the same time, there has been a revival of family dependencies and intergenerational transfers that sustain welfare and life-course transitions for younger generations. Intergenerational support, both financial and in kind, has increasingly centered on housing with, for example, rising adult co-residence with parents and family assistance for people buying their first property, marking a profound shift in the intergenerational contract.

Objectives: this project applies a comparative, cross-disciplinary approach integrating quantitative and qualitative analyses to investigate the restructuring housing markets and intergenerational relationships and  (in)justices in Europe. The various project work packages will explore the institutional foundations of intergenerational relations, the varying meanings and practices of family and kinship and their intersection with housing and household formation, the intergenerational support and its outcomes, and the inequalities between and within generations in the context of housing. The ultimate objective of the project is to develop visions of fairness and best practices for Intergenerational housing futures.

Post 1 (PhD student) – Institutional foundations of intergenerational relations: Based in the Geography Department at Humboldt-University Berlin, this researcher will explore intergenerational policies in relation to housing across Europe in a comparative analysis. Closing date for applications is May 24 and interviews will be held on June 18^th in Berlin. For more information (opens in a new window)Click Here  

Post 2 (PhD student) – Interpersonal relations in a non-familialist setting: Based in the Geography Department at Humboldt University Berlin, this stream will focus on a comparison of housing systems and intergenerational relations in Germany and the Netherlands. Closing date for applications is May 24 and interviews will be held on June 18^th in Berlin. For more information (opens in a new window)Click Here    

Post 3 (PhD student) – Interpersonal relations in a familialist setting: Based in the Department of Sociology, University of Granada, this stream will focus on a comparison of housing systems and intergenerational relations in Spain and Ireland. The application period will be between 13th and 24^th of May through this (opens in a new window)website. Interviews will be held online in the second fortnight of June. For more information (opens in a new window)Click Here  

Post 4 (PhD student) – Inequalities across Europe: A quantitative analysis: Based in the Institute for Social Policy at University College Dublin, this stream will explore inequalities between and within generations and the role of housing herein. Closing date for applications is May 24, 4 pm IST / 5 pm CET and Interviews will be held online on June 18^th. For more information Click Here    

Post 5 (Postdoc) – Interpersonal Transfers

Based in the department of sociology at University of Granada, this stream will scrutinize housing related practices of intergenerational support through micro-modelling. The application period will be between 13th and 24^th of May through this (opens in a new window)website. Interviews will be held online in the second fortnight of June. For more information (opens in a new window)Click Here  

The project will start from September 1^st,  2024 and end August 31^st 2028 (4 years)