UCD Smurfit School 30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship 2025

UCD Smurfit School is delighted to partner with the 30% Club in offering a merit based scholarship covering up to 50% tuition fees for the Executive MBA. This scholarship is open to all successful female applicants for the Executive MBA who are resident in Ireland.

• Table of Content
• About UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
• 30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of 30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship
• Requirements for 30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

Our role in educating business leaders stretches back over 100 years with the establishment of the UCD Faculty of Commerce  in 1908. Today, UCD College of Business comprises UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Smurfit Executive Development and UCD International Business Campus. In 1964 UCD became one of the first European universities to offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA). In 1991, the Graduate School of Business moved to the dedicated campus at Blackrock. The school is built upon an extraordin... continue reading

30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of 30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship

The scholarship covering up to 50% tuition fees for the Executive MBA

Requirements for 30% Club Executive MBA Scholarship Qualification

• A university degree*
• A minimum of three years’ (for Full-Time MBA) and five years' (for Executive MBA) quality professional experience (excluding summer placements, part-time or temporary work experience) at the time of application.    

• GMAT requirements:

  Full-Time MBA:  A valid score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). GMAT Focus , GMAC Executive Assessment (EA) or GRE are also now accepted. Preferred minimum score of 600 (565 on the GMAT Focus).  Please note that we look at applications on a holistic basis, and a high GMAT score does not guarantee admission. The average GMAT for our current MBA class is 646 (approx. 595 on the GMAT Focus). OR An EA score of 151 and above is required for the FT MBA.  Alternatively can submit a valid GRE Test Score. Indicative equivalencies can be calculated here. If you have any questions in regards to your application we recommend that you contact the MBA Admissions team.  Apart from meeting the minimum overall GMAT/EA score, candidates must also do reasonably well in the quantitative component of this test.  

  Executive MBA: GMAT score of 520 (495 on the GMAT Focus) or above required.  OR An EA score of 149 and above is required. More information on the EA available here. Alternatively can submit a valid GRE Test Score. Indicative equivalencies can be calculated here. If you have any questions in regards to your application we recommend that you contact the MBA Admissions team.  IMPORTANT NOTE for Executive MBA applicants: Where a candidate’s professional achievements and qualifications exhibit the skills and competencies evaluated by the GMAT /Executive Assessment, the UCD MBA Academic Director may grant a waiver for GMAT/EA test  following an interview. A candidate with extensive management experience or holders of a master's or PhD qualification in a quantitative discipline from a reputable University will be considered for a test exemption. The decision to grant a GMAT Executive Assessment waiver is at the discretion of the UCD MBA Academic Director. UCD Smurfit reserves the right to request any candidate to submit a GMAT exam.  Please note  that scholarship competitions may require submission of a GMAT/EA  score. 

• English Language Requirements: All applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in English language. If English is not your first language you must present with the minimum standard in a recognised English language test, as outlined below. The exception to this rule is if you have completed your primary degree or an entire third level qualification through English, in a majority English speaking country.**
  • An average IELTS score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.5 in each band on the Academic Version.         
    OR
  • A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iTB) with minimum score 24 in Writing, and minimum score 20 in Reading, Listening and Speaking components.
    For all proficiency tests the results must normally have been issued within two years prior to the start of your programme.      
    OR
  • UCD has approved the use of the Duolingo Test of English (DET) for the 2023/24 intake. A DET score of 130 will be accepted with at least 110 in each subscore.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UCD Smurfit School scholarship webpage