The sponsorship covers 100% tuition, room and board, books and health insurance. It is open to students of Irish heritage who are in their final year or have completed an undergraduate degree. Fairfield University is :
A small Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut, one hour from New York, in one of America’s wealthiest states. Like UL, a relatively young and progressive university with a pa
rticularly strong Business faculty. The Fairfield MBA is fully accredited by AACSB International. Details of the postgrad programs can be found on the university website at: http://www.fairfield.edu/mba
Conlisk scholars are welcomed into the large Irish American community receiving numerous invitations for holidays, events and Sunday dinners. The scholars, enjoy the fantastic facilities in the Charles F. Dolan school of Business including the Bloomberg terminal powered BEST classroom. They are automatically accepted as members of the Student Managed Investment Fund. They also have the opportunity to represent Fairfield in the Rotman International Trading Competition at the University of Toronto, CFA Challenge, Deloitte Tax Competition in New York and Pwc Accounting Competition. The students are generally well known on campus by the majority of the undergraduate students and enjoy the social scene both on campus and at the Beach community. To apply for the scholarship, applicants should send an email to Julie Frasetto at [email protected]
The applicant needs to complete:
Online application form – available on Fairfield website
*Self-evaluation essay (personal statement) – see below for links to useful resources
A transcript with details of courses taken to date
Two recommendations from professional/academic references
€55 application fee
1 current CV
GMAT score
A 2.1 honours standard (QCA of 3.00) is a prerequisite
Bernie Liston
http://news.fairfield.edu/TopStories/TopStoryHeadline,62509,en.html
Brian Devenney 2012
http://blog.fairfield.edu/web_features/2012/11/12/rev-john-m-conlisk-irish-scholarship-a-blessing-for-business-student-from-limerick-ireland/
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1978256162001/scholarship-allows-student-to-come-to-america
Brian Kelly 2011
http://www.fairfield.edu/dsb/dsb_news.html?id=3270
