1. Closing Date: The closing date is 31 July 2025.
2. Eligible Programmes: The HealthCARE scholarship is for the 2025 autumn intake. The following RCSI programmes are eligible:
- MSc in Healthcare Management
- MSc in Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare
- MSc in Quality and Safety in Healthcare Management
- MSc in Population Health Leadership
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
3. Scholarship Availability: three scholarships at 30% are available per programme.
4. Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, deposits for the respective programme must have been paid already. This applies to all applicants.
5. Course Commencement: Candidates must be available to commence the course in Autumn 2025.
6. Academic Requirements: The successful candidate must meet all the academic requirements to enter the programme.
7. Scholarship Application: To be considered for the scholarship, candidates need to apply for or be accepted onto one of the aforementioned programmes for the 2025 academic year, autumn intake.
8. Acceptance and Deposit: Once candidates receive notification that they have been offered a place on the programme, they must accept their offer and pay the deposit payment.
9. Exclusivity of Scholarship: The scholarship cannot be combined with any other discount.
10. Personal Statement: To apply for the scholarship, candidates must submit a 500-word personal statement describing their role and their impact on the healthcare environment in which they are working. Any submission exceeding 500 words (plus 10% tolerance) will be automatically disqualified.
11. Single Application: Candidates cannot submit more than one application.
12. Deadline Compliance: Failure to comply with the stated deadlines will result in automatic disqualification.
13. Interview Process: Shortlisted candidates may be invited to interview at RCSI’s discretion. Interviews may be conducted in person or virtually, as required.
14. Contactability: Shortlisted candidates who are not contactable via the phone and/or email addresses listed on their application form will be automatically disqualified.
15. Scholarship Awarding: RCSI reserves the right not to award the scholarship if no candidates of the required calibre are identified. The panel’s decision is final.
16. Publicity Agreement: The winner of the scholarship must agree to participate in specified publicity. Details of the required publicity will be communicated to the winner.
17. No Cash Alternative: There will be no payment of a cash alternative to the scholarship holder. No substitution of the tuition fee is acceptable.
18. No Feedback Provision: RCSI will not be in a position to provide feedback to any candidate regarding the quality of their submission or reasons for non-selection for the interview.
19. Sponsorship Offer: Should the winning candidates fail to take up the sponsorship offer in a timely manner, the offer will pass to another candidate, based on the judgement of the relevant interview panel.