University College Dublin Scholarship Invitation: Applications are currently ongoing for the University College Dublin (UCD) Global Excellence Masters Scholarships for African Students. Interested students can see the details and apply if eligible.
University College Dublin (UCD) Global Excellence Scholarship Details and FAQs
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- University College Dublin (UCD) Global Excellence Scholarship Details and FAQs
- When is the application deadline?
- Is the scholarship/opportunity offered annually?
- Which countries are eligible for the scholarship?
- In which host country will the awardees be studying?
- What are the eligible courses and fields of study?
- What is the category of this opportunity?
- How do I know if I’m eligible for the scholarship?
- What are the selection criteria?
- What are the benefits of the scholarship?
- How to Apply for the University College Dublin Scholarships
The Scholarship Program is funded by UCD International and aims to attract excellent candidates to the UCD’s graduate programs and encourage early application.
When is the application deadline?
31st March, 2019
Is the scholarship/opportunity offered annually?
Yes
Which countries are eligible for the scholarship?
African countries
In which host country will the awardees be studying?
Ireland
What are the eligible courses and fields of study?
Scholarship awards are applicable to full time Masters programmes, this is excluding all clinical programmes and Masters programmes in the Smurfit School of Business, joint masters programmes, online programmes and the MSc in Digital Investigation & Forensic Computing;
What is the category of this opportunity?
Masters
How do I know if I’m eligible for the scholarship?
Applicants must be African, current residents of an African country, and classified as non-EU for tuition fee and application purposes;
- Open to all successful applicants to eligible full time, one-year taught Masters programmes who are citizens of and resident in Africa.
- Applicants must be self-funding and classified as non-EU for tuition fee and application purposes;
- This is a highly competitive scholarship, and as such successful applicants are likely to have obtained a first class honours degree (For Masters).
- Scholarships are renewable annually subject to the student maintaining an annual grade point average of no less than 3.08/4.2 (upper second class)
- In order to be eligible to apply for this advertised scholarship, applicants must have ‘Offer’, ‘Conditional Offer’, ‘Accept’ or ‘Conditional Accept’ status associated with their application;
What are the selection criteria?
Successful candidates will be selected on merit paired with a holistic review of their scholarship application
What are the benefits of the scholarship?
100% Global Excellence Tuition Fee Scholarship
50% Global Excellence Tuition Fee Scholarship
How to Apply for the University College Dublin Scholarships
In order to be eligible to apply for this advertised scholarship, applicants must have ‘Offer’, ‘Conditional Offer’, ‘Accept’ or ‘Conditional Accept’ status associated with their application;