EY and MSc in Accounting
Thursday, 17 October 2024

EY Sponsorship of 3 students on the MSc in Accounting

The top candidate selected will be offered a fully sponsored place on the MSc in Accounting in UL (Award is in the amount of the full EU programme fee (€9,750 for 2025/6), plus €250 cash payment to the winning student to a total value of €10,000 per student), and an opportunity to interview for the EY Graduate Programme with EY. 

In 2025/26 academic year, 2 students will receive the award.

In 2026/27 academic year, 1 student will receive the award.

EY and MSc in Accounting Students

Key details of Essay Competition for 2025/26:

Essay title: What value can professional accountants add to the promotion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives?

Due date: Essay is to be submitted online via Brightspace not later than January 31st, 2025. 

Essay length: The essay should be no more than 1,500 words in length (excluding references).

Referencing & Plagiarism: See the university’s ‘Handbook of Academic Regulations and Procedures’ and ‘

Research Integrity Policy’ for more details on maintaining academic fairness. Both are viewable at: https://www.ul.ie/policy-hub/policies. For more details on what constitutes plagiarism, see Appendix 1 of the ‘Research Integrity Policy’. Refencing should follow the UL Harvard Referencing System guidelines.

Eligibility: To be eligible to enter you must; 
- submit your essay, along with a cover sheet, before the deadline 
- submit a CV with your essay submission 
- a complete application for the MSc in Accounting (submit a complete application to the MSc in 

Accounting at Accounting MSc | University of Limerick (ul.ie) before 5pm on January 31st 2025) 
- the successful candidate must receive a 2.1 or above in their undergrade degree in order to be awarded the sponsorship.

Questions: If you have any questions or queries related to the essay submission, or the EY Sponsorship, please post them on the Discussion Forum on Brightspace. 

Successful student will be advised before 30 June 2025.

 

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