Who is Access For?

The Access Centre's Access Programme is a one academic year programme that aims to provide students with the opportunity to prepare, personally and academically, for an undergraduate course of full-time study at University of Galway.

Eligibility criteria

You may be eligible to apply for the Access and Foundation Programmes at University of Galway if you:

Are from a group who are traditionally under-represented in higher education, including:

• A socio-economically disadvantaged background
• Applicants with little or no family history of university education
• Students with disabilities, or experiencing long-term illnesses*
• Students from Irish Traveller or Roma communities
• Students with experience of the care system

*Limited places

School leavers

• Aged 22 or under
• Living in the Border, Midlands and Western (BMW) region or County Clare
• HEAR Eligible students
• Preferably have completed the Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, QQI Level 5/6, or equivalent

Mature applicants

• Aged 23 or over
• No formal qualifications required*

*Maths from Leaving Cert is desirable, or a Further Education qualification in Mathematics along with reasonable IT skills for Foundation Science and Engineering.

Places are limited. Selection is based on your circumstances, potential, and commitment to study.