Scholarships for us students going to uni in ireland?

Hello! I'm a high school senior in NYC currently working on finding a way to pay for my tuition at University College Dublin. I know it's pretty late in the game, but I'm hoping there's something out there! If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it. My only dream as of now is studying in Europe (completely, not just for a semester - I plan on getting my Bachelors out there!) and I can only make that dream come true if I can pay for it. At this point I'm desperate - my parents are both Polish immigrants and unfortunately my dad doesn't have a well enough paying job to send me without any outside financial help while my mother stays unemployed. FAFSA hasn't been much help and the school offered a scholarship for their US students but it was only open to accepted students and I unluckily got notice of my acceptance after the deadline had passed. As everyone else, I'm looking to stay away from loans so please any scholarship or grant information would be the most helpful. Thank you in advance!!

@Gorcey makes a good point. You could even enroll in a community college like CUNY and see what programs they offer to study abroad.

Your best bet is to contact:

Kate O’Hanlon
International Student Scholarships & Funding Coordinator
UCD International Office
Gerard Manley Hopkins Centre
UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4
Email:kate.ohanlon@ucd.ie

It appears applications are closed for 2014/15, but you should also contact

Molly Dineen
North America Office manager
Tel: +1 646 632 3781
Fax:+1-212-308-2799
Skype: UCDublin_NAmerica
Twitter: @UCD_NAmericaEmail: Molly.Dineen@ucd.ie

If you are of Irish heritage then you might find an organization willing to sponsor you. I would contact Molly first because she deals with US directly.

You might also want to contact these NYC groups, who might be able to provide info as well.
http://irishnetwork-nyc.com/
http://www.aihs.org/American_Irish_Historical_Society/Welcome.html

It never hurts to network in situations like this.