Overview

UCD Global Excellence Graduate Scholarships are offered to academically exceptional students commencing their master’s studies. The scholarships aim at attracting brilliant students from foreign countries and encouraging them to submit an early application. The scholarship seeks to reward students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance and have the potential to contribute to the university's vibrant academic community. By providing financial support, UCD aims to make quality education more accessible for talented individuals worldwide. Besides the global excellence scholarships for graduate students, University College Dublin also offers a number of scholarships for undergraduate level students and a scholarship specifically for Indian students.

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Who Can Apply?

Applicants are required to fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria in order to be considered for the UCD Global Excellence Graduate Scholarships

• have an ‘Offer’, ‘Conditional Offer, ‘Accept’ or ‘Conditional Accept’ status on their application.
• be self-funding and classified as Non-EU for tuition fee purposes.
• applying for a full-time Master’s program apart from the Smurfit Business School, clinical programs, online programs or joint programs.
• A permanent resident or a citizen of one of the eligible countries.

Besides the eligibility criteria mentioned above, students who apply for and/ or receive the Global Excellence Scholarship are required to adhere to certain terms and conditions mentioned below

• Be enrolled in a full-time master’s program apart from clinical programs, joint master’s programs, online programs or programs offered by the Smurfit Business School
• Recipients are required to maintain full-time enrollment status in order to have their scholarship renewed.
• Students who accept the scholarship will be expected to appear for UCD open Events, be a part of the Student Ambassador Panel, appear for podcasts and provide testimonials of their experience at the institute as and when required.

Application Procedure

Eligible applicants are required to submit a separate application for UCD Global Excellence Graduate Scholarship. Interested students should follow the steps mentioned below after completing the steps to apply for admission to the University College Dublin

1. Log into UCD’s online application portal using your application and password.
2. Select the scholarship you want to apply for.
3. Answer all the questions based on the following criteria:
   • Why have you chosen to study at UCD? (100 words)
   • Why have you chosen to study this academic program? (100 words)
   • Tell us about your future goals and ambitions (100 words)
   • Will you be able to play the role of campus ambassador? (100 words)
   • How do you plan to fund your remaining expenses?
4. Submit the application form.

5. Application Deadlines:

• North America Undergraduate Applications Close 1st February 2025
• South Asia Graduate Taught Applications Close 28th February 2025
• All Other Regions Applications Close 31st March 2025

What Financial Support is Available?

• UCD Global Excellence Graduate Scholarship will cover 50% or 100% of the student’s tuition fees only.