University College Dublin - UCD Cothrom na Féinne Scholarship

UCD Cothrom na Féinne Scholarship

You get 2,500 EUR to 7,000 EUR per year for the standard length of your undergraduate degree, paid in two instalments each year. The amount depends on your subject. The base award is 2,500 EUR per year. Subject-specific awards go higher, for example 4,000 EUR in Engineering, 5,000 EUR in Medicine and up to 7,000 EUR in Law, Computer Science or the Arts. You also join a support package: a welcome programme, academic workshops and seminars, one-to-one guidance from an expert team, a peer-mentoring network (fellow students who advise you) and leadership and networking training. This is Ireland's largest access scholarship. It is run by University College Dublin's Access and Lifelong Learning office with support from the UCD Foundation.

Who can apply

• University and level: You are starting a full-time undergraduate degree as a first-year student at University College Dublin.
• Admission route: You enter UCD through an access pathway, a scheme that supports students from under-represented groups.
• Financial need: Your household income is below 58,470 EUR per year.
• Residence: You have lived in Ireland, the UK, the EU, the EEA or Switzerland for at least 3 of the last 5 years, and you pay EU-rate fees at UCD.
• Priority groups: You belong to a target group such as students with a disability, mature students, lone parents on income-tested benefits, Traveller or Roma community members, refugees or people seeking international protection, or ethnic minorities.
• Motivation: You can show you are committed to studying despite the barriers you have faced.
• No double funding: You cannot hold this alongside another major scholarship or bursary.

How to apply

You apply online through your UCD Connect account. Upload proof of your household income, such as a SUSI outcome letter or a tax statement. For 2026/27, applications open on 27 August 2026 and close on Friday, 9 October 2026. Results come by email in early to mid-November. Information webinars and drop-in sessions run beforehand to help you prepare.