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School PhD Scholarship 2025

The PhD programme offered by the School of Computer Science in UCD is designed to develop your talent and knowledge while you work on a research project under the supervision of academic experts in the field. The programme combines learning, teaching, and research activities to equip you with the right skills to enhance your career prospects in both academia and industry.

Scholarship

The duration of the Scholarship is 4 years and includes an annual tax-free stipend of €22,000; research travel expenses of €3,000 to carry out the project; a new laptop and academic fees.  In addition, all doctoral candidates will do some demonstration and/or teaching assistant hours in the school as part of their career development.

Eligibility

The minimum requirements to apply are:

  • A 2.1 grade (or equivalent) in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Science, or a similar technical discipline.
  • Programming ability.
  • English test for non-native English speakers 
  • Other specific requirements are outlined in the Project Descriptions offered this year

How to Apply

The applicants should read the Guide for Applicants document and carefully review the Application Form template and list of Project Description available in the Guide for Applicants before completing the online form

Deadline 10th February 2025

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Due to the high volume of applications, we will not reply to inquiries on the status of personal applications and we advise you to check your spam email folder regularly. 



UCD School of Computer Science

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, D04 V1W8.
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