Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible and each postgraduate programme has an indicated closing date. Individual departments may decide to open for late applications if places become available. Please contact the department where you wish to study to confirm whether you can make a late application.
Checklist Before Making an application
When you receive an offer, you will need to pay your deposit online through the portal in order to accept your place. You have 14 days from the date of offer to accept your place and pay your deposit. If you are having any technical difficulty paying your deposit, please contact [email protected].
There is a deposit required to accept an offer on a taught programme, this is non-refundable unless you do not meet the entry requirements. For most programmes you have 14 days to accept the offer. Please check your offer on your application to see the deposit amount required.
If your current name is different to the name on your identification or your final award/certificate, you need to provide official documentation to show your name change. Accepted documents include: a marriage certificate, a signed affidavit provided you have changed your name by deed poll
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There is an application fee of €50, which covers an application to one taught programme or one research programme. This application fee is non-refundable.
For candidates who do not meet the academic entry requirements, a taught postgraduate qualification is still an option at Maynooth University. Through its Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) policy, Maynooth University acknowledges the value of labour market participation to life-long education.
Our RPEL policy facilitates a review of the professional skills and relevant life experience of the individual, particularly for applicants with professional qualifications or a level 7 degree.
Conversion courses allow graduates of one discipline to qualify in a different discipline and offer students an opportunity to enter a new area of expertise. Maynooth University offers a range of Conversion Courses for students who want to move into a new area where they do not have previous experience.
The timetable will vary from programme to programme, it is best to check with the department offering the programme what hours are involved.