Gaelic Players Association/ DCU Business School Scholarship

Gaelic Players Association / DCU Masters Scholarship Programme

DCU Business School is delighted to once again partner with the Gaelic Players Association to co-fund four scholarships:

Two fully funded scholarships for the DCU Executive MBA and two partially funded scholarships to full time masters programmes.

These scholarships are awarded to Gaelic Players Association members through a competitive process.

Date Opens	December 2025
Date Closes	14th August 2026
Application Status	Open
Value	Full Scholarship – MBA and Partial Funding for Full-Time Masters Programmes

Student Testimonial – GPA Scholar Paddy Andrews, Executive MBA Alumna, DCU Business School

Overview

This collaboration with the Gaelic Players Association and DCU Business School will co-fund four GPA scholarships:

Two fully funded MBA Scholarships and two partially funded full-time masters scholarships.

Entry Requirements / Eligibility

To apply applicants must be a member of the Gaelic Players Association and must be applying to either a full-time masters programme or the Executive MBA here in DCU Business School.

How To Apply

To apply for this scholarship, you must first apply to your programme of interest here and once you receive an offer you should apply to the scholarship using the link below.

Scholarship Application

Information on applying to the GPA Enhanced Scholarships is available here

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

Cian Boland, MSc Digital Marketing and GPA Scholar (2017)

Dublin Hurler, Cian Boland was the recipient of the 2017 DCU/GPA Scholarship to undertake a master’s at DCU. As he approaches his final semester on the MSc in Digital Marketing programme, he takes time to reflect on the experience and shares some advice for anyone thinking of undertaking a masters and applying through the GPA scholarship process.

“The GPA and their Player Development Programme have been a huge help to me over the last 12 months, in particular, Fran O’Reilly who I was put in touch with through the GPA. Fran was able to give me some guidance on the direction I was looking to go in career-wise, and it is ultimately what led me to study the MSc in Digital Marketing this year.

The Player Development Programme run by the GPA also allowed me to take CV and Interview workshops which has helped me prepare my career beyond life in DCU. Bernadette McCulloch who is involved with running the GPA/DCU Business School Scholarship has also given me great support and guidance throughout my year as a postgraduate.”