DCU Business School invites applications for two available PhD scholarships. The scholarships are open to applicants who will register in Year 1 of the full-time PhD programme in DCU Business School in 2026.

Our PhD programme combines scholarly theory-building with a strong applied focus. Research scholars work under the supervision of academic experts and are an important part of DCU Business School’s vibrant research community. Faculty profiles, research interests and publications can be found at https://business.dcu.ie/academic-staff/.

Find Out More – Guidelines for Applicants

•  Applicants are required to meet the PhD eligibility criteria of DCU (https://www.dcu.ie/registry/making-postgraduate-research-application). They will normally hold an honours master’s degree (taught or by research).
• Applicants must have the support of a DCU Business School academic supervisor. Potential supervisors can be identified from the DCU Business School website: https://business.dcu.ie/academic-staff/
• The DCU Business School Scholarship will only be awarded for full-time PhD study based at DCU for the period of the award. The successful applicant will register in year 1 in September 2026.
• Applicants should indicate if they have any additional stipend or alternative external sources of funding. DCU Business School scholars on an annual stipend of €25,000 cannot normally be in receipt of a concurrent scholarship or educational grant greater than €4,000 per annum during the period of their scholarship.

Find Out More – Guidelines for Applicants 

*Please note students cannot be awarded more than one DCU Business School scholarship at a time.

Scholarship Application Guidelines and Process

• All applicants are required to submit the following documentation in soft copy as a single PDF file:
• A fully completed 2026 DCU Business School PhD Scholarship Application Form. Applications should be typed. Signatures from you and your proposed DCU supervisor are also required. This form includes your research proposal. For details on the requirements for the research proposal, please go to https://business.dcu.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Writing-a-Research-Proposal-DCUBS-PhD-Scholarship-1.pdf
• Scanned copies of a full set of original, notarised academic transcripts of results for all years of your undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, if not completed in DCU.
• IELTS or Duolingo Test results, if applicable.
• Two references provided by independent referees who have knowledge of the candidate’s academic and/ or other professional achievements. Note that these referees should not be the proposed supervisor.

• Applications should be submitted as a single PDF file by email to DCU Business School Research Officer, Ruth Finnegan (dcubsresearch@dcu.ie).
• The file name should be: pdf
• Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• The DCU Business School Research Officer will acknowledge receipt of applications by e-mail.
• Applicants who choose to withdraw their application after submission should inform the Research Officer by email (dcubsresearch@dcu.ie) at their earliest convenience.
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend for interviewin person or via zoom.
• Award of the scholarship is conditional on acceptance of a place on the PhD programme.

Submission Dates

• Call opens on Monday 4^th May 2026
• Applications must be received, in full, by 12 mid-day GMT on Monday 15^th June 2026.
• Interviews will be held during the week of Monday 22^nd June