Undergraduate Student Scholarships

UCD GLOBAL EXCELLENSE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS - USA

The University College Dublin Global Excellence Undergraduate Scholarships is established to continue to attract the best and brightest of undergraduate students from the United States. The financial awards range from 30% – 50% annual tuition (approximately $5,700 - $9,650 USD annually). The Scholarships are renewed annually based on acceptable academic performance as described in the terms and conditions.

The scholarships are based on an applicant's academic performance in high school (public, private, or home schooled), ACT, SAT, or IB scores, and other relevant selection criterion (see below).

Application forms are available here

For Further information please contact

Molly Dineen
North America Representative
University College Dublin - North America Office
Ireland House
345 Park Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10154-0037
Phone: +1-212-308-2877
Cell: +1-513-240-4946
Fax:+1-212-308-2799
Skype: UCDublin_NAmerica
Twitter: @UCD_NAmerica
Email: Molly.Dineen@ucd.ie
OTHER UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

You might be eligible for the normal UCD scholarships. Please click here for more information on those scholarships. Also see below for other sources of funding.

Graduate Student Scholarship

The Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme

The Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme aimed at offering postgraduate programmes to degree holders in 9 countries in Africa, Asia and South America.
Citizen and legally resident of Ghana, Uganda, Gabon, Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mauritania and French Guiana Scholarships are available to those who are committed to making a contribution to their home country’s development.
For more information or to apply visit the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme website.

UCD CSC Scholarship Scheme

University College Dublin (UCD) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China have established a unique scholarship scheme to assist Chinese students to pursue PhD programmes in UCD. Please visit the following website for more information click here.

UCD Research Funding

Students are advised to contact the UCD School in which they are interested in studying to ask about current funding possibilities.

You can also visit UCD Graduate Studies Funding page for more information.

Government of Ireland Research Scholarships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

These scholarships fund research opportunities in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Law and Business Studies. Applicants must be nationals of a European Union member states. 

Application forms and further information are available from:
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS)
First Floor, Brooklawn House,
Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 660 3652
Fax:+353 1 660 3728
Website: www.irchss.ie
Email: info@irchss.ie

Government of Ireland Research Scholarships in Science, Engineering and Technology

Graduate research scholarships are available to up to 150 outstanding students in Science, Engineering and Technology, from the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET). A formal call for submissions from interested students is advertised in national newspapers in late January and funding will be available for the following academic year.

Application forms and further information are avilable from:
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
First Floor, Brooklawn House,
Shelbourne Road,
Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 231 5000
Fax:+353 1 231 5009
Web site: www.ircset.ie
Email: info@ircset.ie

Science Foundation Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is the national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research.  SFI invests in academic researchers and research teams who are likely to generate new knowledge, cutting edge technologies and competitive enterprises in the three broad areas of Biotechnology; Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and Sustainable Energy & Energy Efficient Technologies (Energy).

For further information, look at the SFI website: www.sfi.ie.

Development Cooperation Ireland Fellowships

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, as part of its Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI) Programme, offers annual funding to selected nationals from certain developing countries for post-graduate academic programmes in Irish third level institutions.

Please visti the DCI website: www.dci.gov.ie.

ICOS Irish Council for Overseas Students

ICOS is an independent organisation advocating for the rights of all international students in Ireland. They also provides information on scholarships and fellowships.

Visit their website for more information www.icosirl.ie

The Irish Fulbright Commission (for students from the USA)

The Fulbright Program was established in Ireland in 1957 to provide scholarships to Irish citizens to lecture, research or study in the United States and for the US citizens to lecture, research or study in Ireland.  The primary function of the Fulbright Commission in Ireland is to administer the programme.

Visit their website for more information Funding for USA citizens (Financial Aid)

Please click here for more information

Financial Aid for Canadian Citizens

Canadian Student Loan Program

Students of UCD who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents may be eligible for loans funded by the Government of Canada under the Canadian Student Loan Program. The Canadian Student Loan Program provides loans and grants to eligible full and part-time students with demonstrated financial need with the exception of students who are residents of Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. These provinces and territories have their own student financial assistance programs.

Application forms are available through your provincial or territorial student financial assistance office. After you have completed and signed all the necessary documents, these can be forwarded to your provincial or territorial student financial assistance office.

For further information please visit www.canlearn.ca

If you need any forms signed (ie, enrolment verification, programme information forms, etc) please contact the financial aid administrator in UCD International.

Other sources of funding - Many of the larger banks in Canada offer lines of credit to study outside of Canada. Please ask your bank if they have an educational line of credit. UCD International can provide documentation of student status to a bank in Canada upon request from the student.

If you have any questions at all, please contact the Financial Aid Administrator in UCD International:
Kate O' Hanlon
UCD International
Gerard Manley Hopkins Centre
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Email: kate.ohanlon@ucd.ie