Scholarships at University College Dublin (UCD)

There are a limited number of 100% and 50% tuition fee Global Excellence Scholarships available to outstanding international students. There are a number of different deadlines to apply for the Scholarship depending on the region you are applying from. The results will be announced five weeks after each regional deadline. 

Scholarship Description

1. Global Excellence Scholarships aim to attract outstanding candidates to UCD programmes and to encourage early application.

2. Scholarship applications will be considered on academic merit paired with holistic review of their scholarship application.

3. The Global Excellence Scholarship is payable only toward the tuition fees of the successful candidate.

4. An annual competition will be run to select a limited number of students per region. Successful applicants will be awarded either a 100% or a 50% tuition fee scholarship.

5. The scholarship is only available to students entering a new programme at UCD. Students already completing a programme will not be considered for the Global Excellence Scholarship for that programme. 

Regional Notes:

• All applicants must be classified as non-EU for tuition fees and UCD admissions.

•  Late applications will not be considered.

• Decisions will be released within five weeks of the deadline.