Scholarship details
University College Dublin (UCD), located in Ireland, is widely regarded as one of the best institutions in the world and is the institution that attracts the greatest number of international students. International students who are paying non-EU tuition and are beginning their studies at UCD in September are eligible to apply for one of the Global Excellence Scholarships that are awarded by the university on an annual basis.
African students who are interested in enrolling in a degree program at the University of California, Davis and want to study abroad are encouraged to submit an application for the Global Excellence Scholarship program. The Scholarship Program is supported financially by UCD International. Its mission is to encourage early application and recruit outstanding applicants for graduate programs at the University of California, Davis.
About the Scholarship Provider:
University College Dublin is one of the most prestigious and research-focused universities in Europe, and it is ranked in the top one percent of higher education institutions all over the world. In the QS World University Subject Rankings for 2021, the University of California, Davis was placed among the top universities in the world in a total of 38 different subject areas. Its performance was strongest in the area of Veterinary Science, which achieved Ireland’s highest overall score among the programs analyzed for these rankings. Other subject areas taught at the University of California, Davis were also ranked among the top 50, with Sports-Related Subjects coming in at number 34, Library and Information Management coming in at number 45, and Petroleum Engineering coming in at number 50, the same position it held the previous year. In addition, QS placed the University within the top 100 for research in eight distinct fields of study.
Among the many topics that were covered in the classroom were Archaeology, Agriculture and Forestry, English Language and Literature, History, Nursing, Law, Politics and International Studies, and Philosophip. 11 percent of UCD’s 38 academic disciplines improved their rankings from the list of the previous year’s topics, and 34 of those academic disciplines appeared in the top 200 of the 2021 subject rankings. For the third year in a row, the QS Graduate Employability Rankings placed University College Dublin (UCD) in first place in Ireland for graduate employability, while the university was ranked 75th in the world.
UCD is Ireland’s most globally involved school since it serves more than 30,000 students from over 136 countries, including around 4,000 students who are enrolled in programs at locations outside of Ireland. On the main Dublin campus of the university, which encompasses more than 130 hectares of parkland, you’ll find the UCD O’Brien Centre for Science, the UCD Sutherland School of Law, the UCD Lochlan Quinn School of Business, the UCD Moore Centre for Business, and the UCD Student Centre, among other academic buildings and facilities. The campus gives students with access to a modern, English-speaking European capital city that is noted for its kindness as well as its vitality. This city is one of the safest in the world.
UCD acknowledges its responsibility to contribute to the growth of Ireland, Europe, and the rest of the world in its capacity as Ireland’s most comprehensive educational institution. The university takes pride in its enormous academic resources and wide range of academic disciplines. We are a university of the future because we are built on the traditions of the past; we are linked and connecting; we are involved and engaging; and we are dedicated to a sustainable future that is based on a healthy biosphere. The 2020-2024 Rising to the Future Strategy of the University of California, Davis, highlights the aims and key strategic initiatives that are already in place to assist the university in achieving its mission and vision in this era.
The University College Dublin is widely recognized as one of the most research-active universities in Europe. According to the overall QS World University Rankings for 2022, the University of California, Davis (UCD) is placed 173rd in the world, which places it in the top 1% of universities throughout the globe. According to the results of the QS Graduate Employability Rankings, University College Dublin (UCD) was ranked first in Ireland and 74th in the world for the employability of its recent graduates. UCD, which is also the country’s second largest university, is known as Ireland’s Global University. Since it was established in 1854, this university presently boasts more than 34,000 students, among which are more than 8,000 international students hailing from 139 different nations.
Students are drawn to UCD because of the quality of its teaching and research, the breadth of its program offerings (UCD offers Ireland’s most comprehensive program portfolio, which is recognized and valued by academic institutions and employers worldwide), and the holistic experience that studying at UCD provides. Students are drawn to UCD because of the quality of its teaching and research. The O’Brien Centre for Science, the UCD Sutherland School of Law, the UCD Lochlan Quinn School of Business, and the UCD Student Centre are just some of the world-class facilities that can be found on the main Dublin campus of the university, which encompasses 133 hectares of parkland.
In addition to New York, Beijing, Delhi, Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur, UCD has Global Centres in Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing Our Global Centres serve as an easily approachable first point of contact for high schools, partner institutions, students, and parents in the local time zone. The University College Dublin houses one of the greatest collections of oral history and cultural artifacts in Europe. This collection, known as the National Folklore Collection, was included on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2017.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): University College Dublin
Scholarship Country: Ireland
Scholarship Worth: Fully Funded
Study Level: Postgraduate
Nationality: International Students
Scholarship Offer:
- 100% Global Excellence Scholarships to Cover the Cost of Tuition
- Scholarship covering fifty percent of the Global Excellence Tuition Fee
Eligibility for Scholarship.
- Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for this program:
- Be of African descent Have attained the level of an undergraduate degree
- Have applied or are in the process of applying to UCD
- Must be able to self-finance the program and be categorized as a non-EU student for reasons of application and tuition fees;
- Maintain a solid standing in the classroom.
Nationality
The University College Dublin 2023 Global Excellence Scholarships for African Students (Ireland) is open to all International Students
If you are a first-year student at the University of London and you are paying the home fee, you should apply for the Full-time Undergraduate Bursary for the 2022-2023 school year. The purpose of the scholarship is to help incoming freshmen who have shown strong ambition for higher education and a desire to make a positive impact in their communities on their way to achieving their own personal and professional objectives.
Application Procedure
- Are you interested, and do you qualify? To submit your application, please visit University College Dublin’s website at sisweb.ucd.ie.
- Applicants must either have a “offer,” a “Conditional Offer,” a “Accept,” or a “Conditional Accept” status linked with their application in order to be eligible to submit a request for consideration for this award.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for University College Dublin 2023 Global Excellence Scholarships for African Students (Ireland) is March 31, 2023.
