The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has announced the launch of the second year of its bursary scheme for prospective students of the Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality at the Institute of Public Administration.
The Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality is a one-year, part-time programme that has been developed in conjunction with the Institute of Public Administration and is now enrolling for October 2017.
The student bursary scheme will support applications from a wide variety of organisations and individuals working in public sector bodies and civil society organisations. Relevant organisations are asked to nominate their candidate(s) to be considered for the bursary scheme and provide official sign off of the application.
There are 10 bursary places available and 40% of those have been reserved for people working in civil society organisations. Bursary places are open to people working at all grades and functions. The bursary scheme will cover all course fees for successful applicants
Applications can be made online via the student bursary scheme application form.
Please click here for more information on the scheme.