All Ireland Scholarship Scheme???

crunchycorner

Does anybody know anything about these?
I got a letter about it today, does that mean that if i'm eligible for the scholarship i will get it?......or do i still have to be picked from a number of other students to get it cos they only give them to 100 students?

Xtina!!

crunchycorner wrote: »

Does anybody know anything about these?
I got a letter about it today, does that mean that if i'm eligible for the scholarship i will get it?......or do i still have to be picked from a number of other students to get it cos they only give them to 100 students?

Are you talking about the Bank of Ireland Millenium Scholarship? Cos I got a letter about this aswell today.

crunchycorner

Xtina!! wrote: »

Are you talking about the Bank of Ireland Millenium Scholarship? Cos I got a letter about this aswell today.

Em no....i think this is a different one....says it came from the higher education, equity of access......

newyorkdoll

Hey I got a letter from the All Ireland Scholarship too! I'm the same as you...havent a clue about it really!! Sent it off today!

Just going to keep my fingers crossed for the next 2-3 weeks in the vain hope I might get it!! Omg what 6750eur could do for my education cannot be described!! No having to work and miss out on the social life of college!!

Good luck with it crunchycorner!

Xtina!!

Sorry I was offered one aswell, forgot to mention!!!:D

Jammyc

Ive heard nothing of this, but looked at the criteria and see that I am eligble. Anyone know where/how I can apply?

Xtina!!

Im not sure if you can apply, I dont know. Ours just came in the post one day and we were offered one best on our academic achievements, and seeing as it was from the Dept of Education, it is based on both LC and JC results I guess. They are giving 100 scholarships, and it is a minimum of 2 per county, and you must meet certain criteria like having a medical card etc. Its the Dept who is doing it as far as I know so I dont think you can apply. Its an award for students chosen by the state, and there is no guarantee that you would even get one, but I think mines in the bag! (I hope!)

randylonghorn

This seems to be it.

Jammyc

Ahh I see. Righty so! Well best of luck to all of ye!

newyorkdoll

Thanks Jammyc!

Did anybodys school get notified about it?

ncef4208

does anyone know have all the 100 scholarships on offer been offered already. what points did any of you above got selected get in your leaving cert results. Had hoped i would qualify 490 points,

crunchycorner

I don't know but I presume they sent them all out at the one time, you could always ring them up to find out. I got 525 btw

reap-a-rat

if they're giving two per county and there's 100 to be given, how does that figure???

ncef4208

they guarantee two to each of the 26 counties, and the remainder are divided up between those counties, where most people qualify, in cork last year there was six, in limerick there was 5 in laois there was four, .anyway delighted for everybody who got it, you had to have real high results and so they are well deserved. Enjoy and have a ball at college.

UnDeNiAbLe

so wen do we kno if we got it not?

newyorkdoll

UnDeNiAbLe wrote: »

so wen do we kno if we got it not?

I would love to know the answer to that myself!!

merryhappy

They called me yesterday to let me know I got it if I turned down the BOI scholarship, which I did because they give you less.

ncef4208

If you were offered one already, offers went out nearly two weeks ago now, so if you were not offered then, yu did not get one, unless somebody does not still fit the criteria, which is still having medical card, and also qualifying for higher education grant, then they will be rejected and scholarship offered to someone else, doubt it very much if anyones circumstances in this recession will have changed since they applied, so unless you were offered one last week, you won't be. LIke myself will ust have to keep doing the part time job.

littlegalwaygal

has anyone else heard back from them?

coislifebliain6

i just read that you wont be offered it until you register with your university. I got a course in DCU and registration there doesnt take place there for another two weeks. Im hoping thats why they havent replied back on to me!

newyorkdoll

hey got a call from them today. I just have to get my uni to fill out a few forms to prove that I have got a course there and that I am registered there and hopefully ill be sorted when that happens!!

Coislifebliain6 dont worry! I wont be able to get my forms filled until the second week of september. I called them and they were cool about it!!

Best of luck to all of you! Hope you hear soon!!

coislifebliain6

thanks for your help and support newyorkdoll! I'll be waiting anxiously by the phone for the next few days!!

Xtina!!

merryhappy wrote: »

They called me yesterday to let me know I got it if I turned down the BOI scholarship, which I did because they give you less.

Im declining my BOI Millenium Scholarship aswell. Its worth less and Im not aloud to defer it for a year. At least I am able to defer the All Ireland one!!!!!!:D

littlegalwaygal

did everyone get their letters?

crunchycorner

Yep!!!!!!!!!:):):)

Have u tried to register yet??

littlegalwaygal

yeah i did. it didnt work though, maybe we have to send off the acceptance first!! guess we'll be seein each other on the 21st november!!:D

deex

got my letter today, SO happy
i was a bit worried when i couldnt log in but i guess you have to send off the acceptance first?!
eeeeeeek i'm through the roof congrats to you guys too!!

UnDeNiAbLe

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy got my letter!!!!!!!!!!!!! m soooo happppyyyyyyy!!!!!! congrats to rest of ye who also got it

legendman69

i got my offer a few days ago but the website seems to be broken? ive tried on 3 different computers but no luck....anyone having the same problem..that namesco keeps appearin by the way....im one of the fermanagh winners,if the other is out there let me know! thanks:)

Xtina!!

legendman69 wrote: »

i got my offer a few days ago but the website seems to be broken? ive tried on 3 different computers but no luck....anyone having the same problem...im one of the fermanagh winners,if the other is out there let me know! thanks:)

Hey! Im one of the Kerry winners! Not fermanagy, but sure we're all in the same boat!;) I tried aswell a few times and it doesnt work for me either. In the form it says once you have accepted the scholarship i.e. sent off the acceptance form then you must register online. I suppose they will set up the accounts and usernames once they have received notification of whose accepting the scholarships.

legendman69

thanks for the reply....but the problem is just gettin onto the website. when i type it in it wont come up anymore, it was workin this morning ok,but now that namesco website appears, if u try it right now do u have the same problem?it could be just maintenance whilst they update the site...i duno..

Xtina!!

legendman69 wrote: »

thanks for the reply....but the problem is just gettin onto the website. when i type it in it wont come up anymore, it was workin this morning ok,but now that namesco website appears, if u try it right now do u have the same problem?it could be just maintenance whilst they update the site...i duno..

Oh wait it is going onto that namesco website actually! Tried it yesterday and I got onto the website ok but couldnt log in. They might be updating it. There seems to be very little mentioned about the 2009 scholarships on the website (as far as I am aware). Im sure theres no need to worry, I cant get on either so therefore everyone else could be having problems too. As long as my acceptance is sent Im not going to worry for the moment. But a bit worried now as Im deferring mine for the year and there seemed to be no mention of it in the letter.

legendman69

well according to the other posts on this site it seems to be fine...i duno who you would call as we are given the numbers for the northern ireland office.i saw a sample profile biography earlier and there a bit crap!it actually let me in but i didnt fill it in because you needa decent photo!looks like a very prestigious event, and im guna look very out of place believe me!:D

Xtina!!

legendman69 wrote: »

well according to the other posts on this site it seems to be fine...i duno who you would call as we are given the numbers for the northern ireland office.i saw a sample profile biography earlier and there a bit crap!it actually let me in but i didnt fill it in because you needa decent photo!looks like a very prestigious event, and im guna look very out of place believe me!:D

Well the people who had posted originally posted a number of days ago when they received their letters. I was able to get onto the site yesterday, but neither of us can get in now. No one else has posted on this thread yet today.... But Im sure you wont look out of place! It does look like a very prestigious event and looks like Batte o keeffe will be there, so its a big occasion. Looking forward to it though! Where did you read the sample biography? Was it on that site?

legendman69

yea when i got logged in it wanted personal details and a bio, and it showed a sample bio to help us out....anyway im off to see some of the us open here...thanks for your help, will recognise ur name when wer in limerick on 21st november!

Xtina!!

legendman69 wrote: »

yea when i got logged in it wanted personal details and a bio, and it showed a sample bio to help us out....anyway im off to see some of the us open here...thanks for your help, will recognise ur name when wer in limerick on 21st november!

No prob!:) Shame I wont be able to recognise your name though! Ill try and pick you out though from the few fermanagh people!;)

legendman69

glenn from fermanagh....c ya ther:D

littlegalwaygal

why do we have to write our own profiles? i have no idea what to say!:pac::p:eek:

DigiGal

Anyone hear back from BOI?

Xtina!!

Ive logged onto the website but I havent actually written out my biography yet or chosen a picture! The sample biography is written in the third person, so do we have to write in the third person too? Deadline is 30th of September isnt it? Havent uploaded a picture yet either!:eek:

littlegalwaygal

yeah i was wondering bout that too, i wrote it in the third person, i hope thats right.

crunchycorner

Have ye started getting your scholarships yet?
I only started college this week so do I have to ask the Registrar to tell the department that I've started????

littlegalwaygal

the college will tell them once ur registered, well nuig did for me anyway

makaveli13

Have any of ye started getting the scholarship yet?? Im one of the Waterford winners and haven't yet.

littlegalwaygal

nope, but my mum rang, just to check it out and they said wet get a double installment in about two weeks, that was last week. they were waiting for some colleges to start to confirm registration or somethin like that. so soon hopefully

SATSUMA

Lads, where's the €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€??????:eek:

littlegalwaygal

they sent us a message on facebook sayin it shud be there on the 30th, theyre still waiting for some colleges to confirm that some ppl are registered

littlegalwaygal

what are we wearin to the ceremony?? :O

Xtina!!

littlegalwaygal wrote: »

what are we wearin to the ceremony?? :O

I dont know really! You must have received an email from them today too. Dont know if it should be dressy dressy or casual dressy! It going to be quite a prestigious event.
Do you have any ideas?

chordtype

Hi guys. Got this last year (and again this year) It was pretty formal last year. They have lots of pictures up on their facebook so you could probably get the general tone by looking at those. Well done to anyone who got it this year. It helps pay the rent that's for sure.

littlegalwaygal

oh lord i dont like the sound of that!!! i have no idea at all what to wear!! dress maybe?? but dont wanna look stupid! haha