Key information

  • Study Level: Undergraduate
  • Study Mode: Full-time

About this opportunity

The McColgan Scholarship is a highly prestigious award.

The Scholarship provides £1,000 per academic year, up to a maximum of 4 years, to one Undergraduate student on selected courses in the School of Engineering and the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems of the University for the duration of their course.

How to Apply

Applications for the 2024/25 academic year are now closed. Applications will re-open in Spring 2025.

Details of the Scholarship, including how to apply for the 2025/26 academic year, will be available through your School Office.

Eligibility criteria

The Scholarship is open to students who are enrolled for Year 1 on any of the following programmes:

School of Engineering

  • BSc Hons Biomedical Engineering MEng
  • BEng Hons Electronic Engineering MEng
  • BEng Hons Mechanical Engineering MEng
  • BEng Hons Mechatronic Engineering

School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems

  • BEng Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • BEng Renewable Energy Engineering
  • BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

In addition to being enrolled on one of the above programmes, to be eligible for the Scholarship, applicants must be currently resident in Northern Ireland, or in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan or Louth, and must have achieved at least 40 UCAS points above the tariff for their selected course.

Student Residency

Students from the following locations are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

Eligible Campus Locations

Students studying at the following campuses are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

  • Belfast
  • Derry~Londonderry