Want to further your career in 2022? Apply for the IMAGE x UCD MBA Scholarship, worth up to €35,000

Plenty of us would love to take the next step in our careers, but it can be hard to give yourself that final push to make it happen. Maybe you lack confidence, worry about how you would fit in the extra work needed to add new skills to your repertoire, or have concerns about cost.

We have the perfect opportunity to get you started on your journey. UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is delighted to partner with IMAGE in offering one MBA Scholarship to a female candidate to cover up to 100% tuition fees for a choice of the full-time MBA, Executive part-time MBA or the Modular Executive part-time MBA. Valued up to €35,000, the selected scholar will commence their course in August 2022.

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

Ireland’s leading business school and research centre, UCD Smurfit School is the perfect place to give your career a boost, offering postgraduate business courses as well as a centre for PhD research, opened in 2017.

Its world-class business programmes equip students to become impactful business leaders, and is one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the ‘triple crown’ of accreditation from three centres of business and academic excellence—EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.

International standing

The course rankings speak for themselves: The Master’s in International Management is ranked 3rd in the world by the Financial Times and the school is ranked 28th among leading European business schools. The Executive MBA is ranked 72nd in the world by the Financial Times, while the Economist ranks the Full-Time MBA 67th worldwide, and the Executive MBA ranked 57th.

Life after graduation

Another major benefit of the school is its vast network of alumni. Over 95,000 members of the UCD College of Business community in 35 international chapters means that graduates will have endless opportunities to connect with and learn from leaders in their field.

The benefits of both the course and this extensive network are clear. The full-time MBA class of 2020 achieved an average of 77 per cent growth in earnings within 3 months of graduation and 92 per cent were employed within five months of graduation. As well as this, according to the Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2021 UCD Smurfit School EMBA graduates achieved 70 per cent growth in earnings after 3 years.

How to apply

So whether you want to change direction in your career, start out on your own, or simply elevate your current skill set, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is the perfect place to do so.

Don’t miss this life-changing and unique opportunity to undertake a global-ranked MBA at Ireland’s leading business school, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

For full details on how to apply and the relevant Terms and Conditions, click here. The deadline for applications for this Scholarship is 1 May 2022.

Interested in finding out more? Join Smurfit’s Virtual MBA Insights Event on Thursday, February 17. Find further details and how to register here.