Up to 80 places on masters programmes are on offer at Bord Bia’s talent academy for 2021.

These includes a fully funded masters at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, a tax-free bursary (€25,000-€30,000) and a guaranteed work placement , often in its international bases that include Singapore, Spain, Nigeria and the Nordic countries.

Five programmes

It offers five individual programmes in sales, marketing, sustainability, consumer insights, innovation, supply chain and procurement.

There are two routes graduates can take – the marketing fellowship, for graduates with a few years’ work experience, or the international graduate programme, open to new graduates with limited or no experience.

The closing date for applications for the marketing fellowship is 27 November 2020 and 29 January 2021 for the international graduate programme.