Global Excellence Scholarships

UCD Global Excellence Scholarships

Applications for 2025/26 Global Excellence Scholarships will open in December 2025.

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.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this vibrant community! To apply for the Global Excellence Scholarship, students must first have received an offer (or conditional offer) to study in an eligible UCD course. You can read full details on the Scholarship and find out more about UCD below.

Global Excellence Scholarship Information

Scholarship types

Limited 100% and 50% tuition fee scholarship outstanding international students.

Application Deadlines:

Different deadlines based on your region.

Results announcement:

Scholarship results will be shared approximately seven weeks after each regional deadline via SISWeb.

Find out all you need to know below:

Important Information

Global Excellence Scholarships Terms and Conditions (Student Eligibility, Deadlines, Student Obligations)
Global Excellence Scholarship Eligible Programmes
Global Excellence Scholarship Application Instructions

global excellence scholars at ucd campus

I am so glad I was offered a 100% Global Excellence Scholarship! UCD is an international university where I can experience diversity of cultures. At the same time, it provides an advanced academic environment and abundant support for extracurricular activities and careers.

Xiangyu Zhang, China, Global Excellence Scholar, MSc Digital Marketing

Study at UCD - one of the World's Top Universities

UCD is one of the top universities in Europe - and is also ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. You will receive a world-class education at UCD.

Our students love the UCD campus, a huge, spacious campus with lakes, woodland walks and wildlife close to Dublin's city centre. You can take a virtual campus tour and explore the campus for yourself in 3D today!

There are many career opportunities open to you when you graduate from UCD. We are ranked number 1 in Ireland for graduate employability by QS World Rankings. UCD has been number 1 for five consecutive years now.

Or, find out the many reasons why so many international students choose to study in Dublin and UCD.

I knew that UCD was the right choice once I saw the level of care that the staff puts into career development….before students even start classes! I chose UCD not only because the Business Analytics Program aligns with my career goals, but also because I have always aimed for the best, and the best of Ireland is at UCD!

Jesus Cortina Bernal, Mexican, Global Excellence Scholar, MSc Business Analytics