UCD 2023 Global Excellence Scholarships for International Students

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 Scholarship to international students (on non-EU fees) who are starting a course at UCD in September.

To apply for the Global Excellence Scholarship, students must first have received an offer (or conditional offer) to study in an eligible UCD course.

• Table of Content
• About University College Dublin
• Global Excellence Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Global Excellence Scholarships
• Requirements for Global Excellence Scholarships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University College Dublin

A leading European research-intensive university, UCD is the largest university in Ireland. With a history stretching back to 1854 and an impressive list of notable alumni, including the writer James Joyce and many current and former government ministers, we can rightly claim to have been a formative influence and an integral part of the Irish State since its foundation. In recent years UCD has established itself as Ireland’s Global University, with operations around the world, and more than 5000 international students attending our Dublin campus coming from 124 different countries. T... continue reading

Global Excellence Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Global Excellence Scholarships

There are a limited number of 100% and 50% tuition fee Global Excellence Scholarships available to outstanding international students.

Requirements for Global Excellence Scholarships Qualification

Applicants must meet the citizenship and residence requirements given in the Regional Information section of this document.

• Scholarships are only open to self-funding candidates who are classified as non-EU for tuition fee purposes.
• Eligible programmes are limited to undergraduate and graduate taught programmes, where the student must be based in Dublin and no part of the programme is awarded by another institution. The following programmes are excluded from the Global Excellence Scholarship scheme: •Online programmes • Part-time programmes • Clinical programmes • Off-shore campus programmes For a full list of eligible programmes, please see Eligible Programmes.
• Students progressing from the UCD International Foundation Year (IFY) to a UCD programme are ineligible for the Global Excellence Scholarship.
• Applicants to the Global Excellence Scholarship will have already obtained one of the following statuses on an application for an eligible programme: • Offer • Conditional Offer • Accept • Conditional Accept
• Applications for the Global Excellence Scholarship should be submitted in accordance with the instructions given in the Global Excellence Scholarship Application document.
• The Global Excellence Scholarship cannot be combined with any other tuitionscholarship.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UCD website.