Financial Support

TAP gratefully acknowledges the invaluable financial support received for this initiative from the European Social Fund and a range of individual and corporate donors. Further information on financial support available to those attending higher education is available on www.studentfinance.ie.

TAP has 2 separate types of financial assistance which TAP students may be eligible for:

1. TAP Student Assistance Fund (ESF/SAF) Apply Here
2. TAP Corporate Scholarships Apply Here

TAP students are those students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate courses and who have entered Trinity College through one of the following alternative admissions routes:

• Foundation Course for Higher Education (Young Adults and Mature Students)
• University Access Course in Liberal Arts CDVEC and TAP – Pearse, Plunkett and Liberties Colleges of Further Education
• Higher Education Access Route (HEAR)

TAP Student Assistance Fund (ESF/SAF)
The Student Assistance Fund (SAF) is funded by the Irish Government and part funded by the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013. It is intended to provide financial support to disadvantaged students to enable them to benefit fully from their third level studies.

The following are examples of situations for which students can apply for assistance:

The following services are NOT eligible for assistance from this fund:

For more information about ESF/ SAF please contact your TAP Advisor, Sheila Flood at sflood@tcd.ie / 896-2751 or Kathleen O’Toole-Brennan at kotoole@tcd.ie / 896-2751. Applications to this fund are accepted online until the 7th November 2011 for the current academic year.

To dowload the Breakdown of Receipts Form please click here. This form must be filled out prior to collection of Student Assistance Fund payments.

TAP Corporate Scholarships
The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) receives valuable financial support from a range of private and corporate supporters of Trinity College. This funding enables us to provide a number of corporate scholarships for TAP students who meet specific criteria as detailed in the scholarship guidelines. Scholarships amount to approximately 1,000 euro per annum, subject to the terms and conditions listed below.  The deadline for receipt of online applications is Wednesday, 21st September at 5pm.

Students who are successful in their scholarship application, will be required to commit to the following:

1. Providing an annual 300 word essay/ personal statement which outlines their course of study, extra-curricular activities, and the impact which the scholarship is making.
2. Students who discontinue their course of study, are obliged to notify the scholarship co-ordinator immediately.
3. Students may be required to attend brief meetings with the corporate and private donors, to discuss their experience on the course and the impact of the scholarship.
4. The scholarship award will be reviewed annually. Payment of the scholarship is contingent on the student fulfilling the above requirements and is also subject to the funding being made available from the donors.
   

For a brief description of the Corporate Scholarships click here. Please read the information carefully to identify which scholarships you are eligible and interested in applying for.