After a very successful inaugural year, the Colum Ó Cléirigh Scholarship will return for our summer course 2020! This exciting opportunity will offer students fully-subsidised tuition on our Summer Course from 6th-10th July 2020.

The Kodály Society of Ireland (KSI) promotes the principles and processes of Kodály-inspried pedagogy in Ireland. The society is particularly keen to introduce undergraduate music and music education students to Kodály's thinking and philosophy and with this in mind, offers a number of scholarships to students to attend the annual summer course held in Ireland. In 2019, this scholarship scheme was renamed the Colum Ó'Cléirigh Scholarship.

Who can apply?

The Colum Ó Cléirigh Memorial Scholarship is open to the following students on the island of Ireland:

- all undergraduate music students in full-time education

- students training to become primary school teachers

- PME students training as music teachers

Six scholarships will be awarded for the 2020 KSI International Summer Course as follows:

- as the course is run in association with the School of Arts Education and Movement, DCU, three scholarships will be awarded to students registered on the BEd course in DCU

- one scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in instrumental or vocal performance or registered on the BMusEd programme.

- one scholarship is to a BEd, BMus, BA(Mus) or a PME student specialising in music

- one scholarship will be awarded to a music student from Northern Ireland.

What will the scholarship offer?

The scholarship will cover the course tuition fees, including chamber music. It excludes lunch, accommodation, subsistence expenses and extra costs (e.g. singing lessons). Scholarship recipients may also be asked to help with certain tasks during the week. These tasks will not interfere class attendance.

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How do I apply?

Students interested in applying for the Colum Ó Cléirigh Memorial Scholarship should send a letter of interest explaining your interest in Kodály-based music education, your reasons for applying and describing any potential benefits that you might gain from the course.

Please include: your full name, an email address, mobile number and details of the course you are studying.
Closing date: Monday 30th March 2020, 6pm

Applications to be sent to: [email protected]