UCD Global Excellence Scholarships for International Students
By: University College Dublin (UCD)Last update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- 18 - 60
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Job locationIreland
DegreeBachelors, Master
Deadline2025-03-30
Opportunity description
University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland is one of the world’s top universities and is the most popular university for international students in Ireland. Each year, UCD offers a number of Global Excellence Scholarships for international students (on non-EU fees) starting their courses in September.
Benefits
The exact number of scholarships is unspecified. The Global Excellence Scholarships offer:
- 100% Global Excellence Tuition Fee Scholarship
- 50% Global Excellence Tuition Fee Scholarship
Requirements
- Nationality and Residency: Applicants must be international students, and classified as non-EU for tuition and application purposes.
- Program Requirements: Eligible programs are full-time undergraduate and graduate taught programs where the student must be based in Dublin. No part of the program should be awarded by another institution. Clinical Programs are not eligible.
- Funding and Fee Status: Applicants must be self-funded and classified as non-EU for tuition fee purposes.
- Academic Excellence: This competitive scholarship likely requires a first-class honors degree for Masters applicants.
- Scholarship Renewal: Scholarships are renewable annually if the student maintains a grade point average of no less than 3.08/4.2 (upper second class).
- Application Status: Eligibility to apply requires an ‘Offer’, ‘Conditional Offer’, ‘Accept’, or ‘Conditional Accept’ status in the UCD application process.
Benefits
- 100% tuition fee coverage.
- 50% tuition fee coverage.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicant must be an international student classified as non-EU.
- Program must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate program at UCD in Dublin.
- Applicant must be self-funded.
- Applicant must demonstrate academic excellence.
- Maintaining a GPA of at least 3.08/4.2 is required for renewal.
- An offer, conditional offer, acceptance, or conditional acceptance from UCD is required.