​Applications for the Bachelor in Stage Management and Technical Theatre, Bachelor in Acting and the Foundation Diploma in Acting and Theatre need to be submitted by MONDAY 5TH FEBRUARY.

To apply for any of the courses, please visit The Lir Academy website at http://www.thelir.ie/courses/list/category/undergraduate
Complete the application form online and then choose your audition or interview date and time. For any queries regarding the courses or the application process, please contact info@thelir.ie
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A portfolio clinic will be held on Thurs 8th Feb in North House, DIT, Grangegorman D7. All students who have applied though CAO/5th/TY students are welcome to attend. Bring your portfolio for comments/feedback.

Email Elaine Lawlor creativearts@dit.ie to confirm times. Sessions are at 12 noon and 2pm.

Institute of Technology Carlow are offering a Senior Cycle Programme entitled "Inspiring Your Future". The initiative will benefit students who may have missed our open day or those who are looking at future career options and would like further information. We are offering an opportunity for groups of students to visit our campus, explore courses, facilities and supports provided to learners.
Career success starts with choosing the right third-level institution.  Indeed, a student’s choice of higher education institution and programme of study are two of the most challenging and important decisions they will make.  It is important for students to choose wisely and to be well informed about their choice.  Institute of Technology Carlow's Senior Cycle Programme will assist students making this key decision.
The "Inspiring Your Future" initiative includes:

• A general talk on course/career choices and transition to higher education.
• An option to select the two most popular areas of academic interest to your group. We will arrange for a short presentation by the relevant staff to students about their areas of interest.
• Tour of our top-class facilities and amenities on our modern dynamic campus.

The initiative is open to groups on the following dates and will take approximately 2 hours.

• Fridays - 7th, 21st and 28th February

Still thinking about your CAO choice? Are you interested in contemporary art, design, culture and media? Would you like to know more about studying in a creative environment located in the centre of Dublin at one of Europe’s top ranked art & design colleges?Professor David Crowley, Head of NCAD’s School of Visual Culture invites you to an exciting Visual Culture Taster Day. The BA Visual Culture offers an opportunity to study the history and theory of art and design practice in a creative art school setting. Working alongside the next generation of practising artists and designers, students are engaged in projects centered around critical writing, publication, exhibition curation and event management within the arts. This programme has no portfolio requirement and will appeal to anyone with broad interest in history, culture and society.
The Visual Culture Taster Day is at 2pm on the 13th February.
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​CAO scholarships worth €3,000 per year open for applicationsWaterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has announced that its President’s Scholarship programme is to run again for CAO 2018 applicants
For the third year running five exceptional people will be awarded scholarships that have a total value of up to €12,000.
Rather than a focus on high points the scholarship scheme encourages and rewards inspiring people who show a capacity to shape a better society.
The closing date for President’s Scholarship applications is Thursday, 1 March 2018 at 5.15pm.
To be in with a chance of winning one of five scholarships worth €3,000 a year each, scholarship applicants must have listed one of WIT’s 70 CAO courses as one of their choices on their CAO application before applying. The normal closing date for the CAO is 1 February at 5.15pm.
Prospective applicants will find all the details on http://www.wit.ie/caoscholarship.

We are looking forward to meeting all our new students this September.  We know there are a lot of questions on your mind with regards to course choices.  We’ll be online on Monday 29th January between 4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. to help you have these questions answered.  Find out about the application process, the courses we offer, access routes and loads more.
You can find the live chat here: http://www.dit.ie/studyatdit/officeofadmissions/liveonlinechatforstudents/

The Portfolio Submission Deadline for all undergraduate studio-based programmes at NCAD is 9th February! For information on our Portfolio Submission Guidelines, please click HERE…

McKesson Entrance ScholarshipRory Lankford, Vice President and General Manager of McKesson Cork, has announced a new scholarship to be awarded to a female student pursuing a degree programme in the Department of Computer Science at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT): the McKesson Entrance Scholarship.Speaking at the launch, Mr Lankford said, “Women are vastly unrepresented in STEM degrees and encounter many roadblocks to achieve degrees in these growing fields. We hope that by providing financial assistance, we remove one hurdle for a well-deserved student and encourage their educational pursuit.”