Be the best you can be at Ireland’s education capital.

The UCD Graduate School of Business & Law is offering 11 Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships for students commencing their studies September 2007.

The Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships are aimed at excellent candidates who wish to pursue PhD degrees by research with participation in a structured PhD programme. Scholarships will be tenable for up to 4 years and carry a stipend of €16,000 per annum plus additional grants to cover fees, conference attendance and fieldwork costs.

Of the 11 scholarships available, 8 are for the School of Business and 3 for the School of Law.

To be eligible to be considered for a UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship a candidate should have obtained or expect to obtain a 1st Class Honours Degree or at least a 2.1 Honours Degree or equivalent and be qualified for direct admission to a PhD programme for the first time in September 2007. Additional evidence of having demonstrated an aptitude and interest in
research would be advantageous.

For further information and details of application procedures please go to: www.ucd.ie/businessandlaw/index.html

or contact:

School of Business
Ms Joy O’Hora
Ad Astra Scholarships
Smurfit School of Business
Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
joy.ohora@ucd.ie +353 (0)1 716 8854

School of Law
Ms Niamh McCabe
Ad Astra Scholarships
Graduate School of Law
Roebuck Castle, Belfield, Dublin 4
niamh.mccabe@ucd.ie +353 1 716 8769

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Thursday, 5th April 2007.

Further details in respect of staff research interests can be obtained at the following websites www.ucd.ie/business and www.ucd.ie/law