IrelandGlobal Excellence Scholarships aim to attract outstanding candidates to UCD programmes and to encourage early application. 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.
The scholarship is applicable to the below programs:
The following programs are excluded from the Global Excellence Scholarship scheme:
Successful applicants will be awarded either a 100% or a 50% tuition fee scholarship.
Scholarship amount can be used for:
| Type of Expense | Indicates if the scholarship can be used for this type of expense |
| Application | × Not covered in scholarship |
| Tuition & Fees | ✔ Scholarship amount can be used for this |
| Living Expense | × Not covered in scholarship |
| Accommodation | × Not covered in scholarship |
| Air Fare/Travel Expenses | × Not covered in scholarship |
| Spouse/Child Care | × Not covered in scholarship |
| Health Cover | × Not covered in scholarship |
| Others | × Not covered in scholarship |
Scholarships are only open to self-funding candidates who are classified as non-EU.
Applicants to the Global Excellence Scholarship will have already obtained one of the following statuses on an application for an eligible program:
Candidates will be notified within two weeks of the Committee’s decision, or within 5-6 weeks of the application deadline.
Important Dates & FAQ info:
| Info | Date |
| Scholarship Deadline | 31st March |
| Scholarship Decision date | within five weeks of the deadline |
| Contact email: | internationalenquiries@ucd.ie |
Scholarship Application:
This scholarship needs a separate external application.
Eligibility:
Scholarship applications will be considered on academic merit paired with a holistic review of their scholarship application. The scholarship is only available to students entering a new program at UCD. Students already completing a program will not be considered for the Global Excellence Scholarship for that program.
The frequently asked questions about the scholarship are:
Who can apply for the Scholarship?
Scholarships are only open to self-funding candidates who are classified as non-EU. To apply for the Global Excellence Scholarship, students must first have received an offer (or conditional offer) to study in an eligible UCD course.
What is the minimum Qualification Required?
The applicant must be a bachelor’s or equivalent degree holder from a recognized institution.
What is the procedure for applying?
The applicant need to submit the scholarship application using the portal: https://hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_MENU.P_PUBLISH?p_tag=APPLY
What are the documents required for filling the forms?
There is no separate documentation required.
What is the duration of the Scholarship?
Global Excellence Scholarships are automatically renewed each year of a programme, on condition that the student maintains a stage GPA of 3.08/4.20 and meets the programme progression and credit requirements within one academic year, or the first attempt of a given stage.
