There are many scholarships available at the college which include:

  • ACD Musical Theatre and Performing Arts first year scholarship
  • ACD/AIMS Musical Theatre two year scholarship
  • Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships
  • Charity/Service Scholarship

The details of the scholarships are as follows:

ACD Musical Theatre and Performing Arts first year scholarship

This scholarship is run in tandem with the auditions for the Musical Theatre and Performing Arts auditions each year.  The top five students, based on their audition performance, will be asked to attend an interview to select a recipient.  The winner is awarded a full-year of tuition fees paid.

ACD/AIMS Musical Theatre two year scholarship

This scholarship is run in tandem with the auditions for the Musical Theatre auditions each year.  To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must be a member of The Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS). As part of the audition process, the applicants must provide a letter from their musical society to prove AIMS membership. A short list of applicants is drawn up during the audition process and they will be asked to attend an interview to select a recipient.  The winner is awarded two full years of tuition fees paid.

Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships (GOI-IES)

Please note that the only programme that is eligible for the GOI-IES scholarship is the Master of Business in International Business

See more details about GOI-IES here.

Charity/Service Scholarship

This is a partial, one-time scholarship awarded to incoming students to reward them for charity or service work completed with a registered charity. To be considered for this scholarship, students are required to upload to their application a 1-page statement about the charity or service work that they have completed and a reference letter from the registered charity that they have worked with. A panel will then review the documentation in the application and award a scholarship as appropriate, up to an amount covering the tuition fee for the first year.