The Maynooth Union was founded in June 1895, during the Centenary Celebration of St Patrick's. The object of the Union is to foster a spirit of mutual sympathy between St Patrick's and its past students and friends.

The Maynooth Union Postgraduate Scholarship Fund provides one Postgraduate Scholarship or Grant for a Masters or Doctoral candidate in the Pontifical University. The Scholarship is valued at €3,000.00 per annum, and is awarded on an annual basis.

This award to the value of €1,000, may be awarded as a scholarship or grant to a Doctoral student in Theology or Philosophy.

Named in honour of the former Cardinal-Archbishop of Armagh, these scholarships will be offered for the coming academic year: 2020-2021. They are designed to facilitate students from Northern Ireland to undertake a Bachelor of Arts programme at Ireland’s largest Faculty of Theology, at one of Ireland’s foremost heritage campus. Alongside Theology, the complementary Arts subject(s) will be undertaken at Maynooth University, one of the leading new university’s in the world. The five scholarships will include an award of €1,500, and the offer of campus accommodation.

Three scholarships are offered over a 4-year period for PhD candidates in any of the following areas: - Systematic Theology/ Liturgy - Moral Theology / Theological Ethics - Ecclesiastical History - Biblical Studies / Sacred Scripture Each scholarship includes tuition fees (currently of the order of €5500), research allowance, and on-campus residence plan (accommodation and meals, which may be awarded as a personal stipend in the order of €10,000 per annum). Application involves the formulation of a research proposal in line with application guidelines.

Scotus Eriugena Scholarship (Not Available for current Academic year). 

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This fund provides two College Scholarships or College Grants to lay students taking a Postgraduate Degree in Theology. Each scholarship or grant is valued at €2,000.00 per annum, and is awarded annually.

Monsignor Matthew O’Donnell was appointed Professor of Ethics in 1960, later becoming Professor of Philosophy. He served as President from 1994 until his death in 1996. The Maynooth Scholastic Trust provides two postgraduate scholarships, one in Philosophy and one in Theology in memory of Monsignor O’Donnell.

The scholarship in Philosophy is valued at €2,600.00 per annum; the scholarship in Theology, at €3,200.00 per annum. The Scholarships are awarded annually.

The  Entrance  Scholarship  is  automatically  awarded  and  is  available  for  students  who  have  obtained  the  following  in  their  Leaving Certificate (calculated from six subjects in one sitting):

1. Students achieving 400 points or more are awarded €500, to be deposited on “MyCard”
2.  Students achieving 550 points or more are awarded €1,000.

The   award   is   for   one   academic   year   following   the   student’s   admission  to  the  University,  payable  in  two  instalments  –  one  in  November and one in February (subject to the student remaining in good standing with the University). Campus accommodation is not  included.  There  is  no  need  to  apply  for  this  scholarship  –  it  is  automatically  awarded  to  incoming  first  year  students  who  meet  the requirements

Uversity’s Scholarships are for adult learners who wish to complete a Bachelor’s (Ordinary or Higher) Degree, for the first time, that will help transform their lives and the lives of those around them. Applications for forthcoming Academic Year open in February.