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University College Dublin

Global Excellence Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
Ireland
Location
01 Feb 2027
Application deadline

About

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.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Tuition fee waiver

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

All successful applicants to eligible full time programs are invited to apply to the prestigious Global Excellence Scholarship. The Global Excellence Scholarship is funded by UCD and aims to attract excellent candidates. Applications are open to applicants who already have an offer or conditional offer to study at UCD.

Benefits

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.

Eligibility

  • By accepting a Global Excellence Scholarship, students commit to contributing to at least one of the following platforms, as reasonably directed by UCD:
  • UCDsocialmediacontent;
  • UCDwebsitecontent;
  • BecomeanAmbassadoronUCD’speer-to-peer engagement platform; 
  • Discussion groups and panels, surveys; 
  • Additional events or activities for the promotion of UCD. 
  • Only students who remain continuously enrolled at UCD may retain their Global Excellence Scholarship.
  • Applicants must meet the citizenship and residence requirements outlined 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. 

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Ireland

Nationality

226 nationalities

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

01 Feb 2027

Applications for the Global Excellence Scholarship should be submitted in accordance with the instructions given in the Global Excellence  Scholarship Application Instructions.

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