Coillte’s Forestry Scholarship
Coillte's Forestry Scholarship and Student Opportunities - Coillte Skip to content window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-194133295-1'); Visit Our Forests COLUMN Explore Activities Permits & Licences Annual Cards Events & Updates COLUMN Attractions Lough Key Forest Park Avondale Forest Park Cavan Burren GEO Park COLUMN Recreation Map Our Strategic Vision COLUMN Strategic Vision for our Future Forest Estate COLUMN Our Strategic Ambitions to 2050 Forests for Climate Forests for Nature Forests for Wood Forests for People What We Do COLUMN Our Forests Our Consultation Health and Wellbeing Forests for Nature Forests for Climate Forest Plans Certification COLUMN Our Divisions Forestry Land Solutions MEDITE SMARTPLY COLUMN Our Products Forests for Wood Nurseries Land MEDITE SMARTPLY Recreation COLUMN Suppliers About Us COLUMN The Coillte Story CEO Message Vision & Values COLUMN Corporate Board & Senior Members Governance Framework COLUMN Sustainability Our Approach Addressing Climate Our People Community COLUMN Media Press Releases Publications News FAQs Careers Contact Search for: SUBMIT MENU Visit Our Forests COLUMN Explore Activities Permits & Licences Annual Cards Events & Updates COLUMN Attractions Lough Key Forest Park Avondale Forest Park Cavan Burren GEO Park COLUMN Recreation Map Our Strategic Vision COLUMN Strategic Vision for our Future Forest Estate COLUMN Our Strategic Ambitions to 2050 Forests for Climate Forests for Nature Forests for Wood Forests for People What We Do COLUMN Our Forests Our Consultation Health and Wellbeing Forests for Nature Forests for Climate Forest Plans Certification COLUMN Our Divisions Forestry Land Solutions MEDITE SMARTPLY COLUMN Our Products Forests for Wood Nurseries Land MEDITE SMARTPLY Recreation COLUMN Suppliers About Us COLUMN The Coillte Story CEO Message Vision & Values COLUMN Corporate Board & Senior Members Governance Framework COLUMN Sustainability Our Approach Addressing Climate Our People Community COLUMN Media Press Releases Publications News FAQs Careers Contact Careers Working at Coillte Benefits Vacancies Students Graduates Coillte’s Forestry Scholarship Are you concerned about climate change, the environment, sustainability and the future of our planet? Would you enjoy working in nature with some office activity too? Would you like your future career to combine these things? Forestry could be for you! The Coillte Forestry Scholarship will award two students attending either University College Dublin (UCD) or South East Technological University (SETU) up to €20,000 for the duration of their degree programme (€5,000 per year) to support with fees and living expenses. The Scholarship is open to Leaving Certificate students and mature students Applications are currently closed, and the 2026/2027 recipients will be announced shortly . Each scholarship recipient is also offered the opportunity of paid summer employment in Coillte from first year onwards, as well as an option to join Coillte once third level education is successfully completed. Who is eligible to apply for a scholarship? Leaving Certificate and mature students who are planning to attend one of the eligible forestry undergraduate courses at UCD or SETU are welcome to apply. What are the eligible third level courses in UCD and SETU?? Agricultural Science BAgrSc (Hons) (NFQ Level 8) in UCD https://www.myucd.ie/courses/agriculture-food-nutrition/forestry/ Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Forestry (NFQ Level 8) in SETU SETU | Bachelor of Science (Honours) Forestry Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Forestry (NFQ Level 7) in SETU https://www.wit.ie/courses/bsc_in_forestry#overview How to apply When applications are open for the proceeding college year, the application form must be completed before the closing date Shortlisted candidates will be invited to make a video submission. Final shortlisted candidates will be called for an intervi