Fees and Funding

Fees

Fees for 2012-13 are as follows

• EU students - 5,335 Euro
• Non-EU students - 8,885 Euro
  

Funding

• Internal postgraduate funding
• External postgraduate funding
• Supplementary funding opportunities

Varieties of internal postgraduate funding

College Awards (Postgraduate Research Studentships)

A number of postgraduate studentships are made annually by Trinity College Dublin to highly qualified candidates to enable them to undertake postgraduate studies in the University of Dublin. Studentships are available only to new entrants to the full-time PhD register for entry in September. The Studentships aim to support and develop gifted research students. They are awarded competitively on academic merit. The studentship fully covers EU or non-EU fee and an annual maintenance of €8,000 for three years. The holder of a studentship is required to engage in teaching-related activities to a maximum of 6 hours per week during the teaching term. An application for a College research award must be submitted together with your complete application form for admission to Trinity College Dublin.

Ussher Fellowships

A small number of postgraduate fellowships are made by Trinity College Dublin annually to exceptionally highly qualified candidates to enable them to undertake postgraduate studies in the University of Dublin. The Fellowships aim to support and develop gifted research students. They are awarded competitively on academic merit. The Fellowship fully covers EU and non-EU fees and provides an annual maintenance of €16,000 for three years. The fellowship is unrelated to teaching. An application for an Ussher Fellowship award must be submitted together with your complete application form for admission to Trinity College Dublin.

Teaching Studentships

Teaching studentships are available to new entrants as well as continuing full-time PhD students. The awards aim to support and develop gifted research students. The studentship fully covers EU and non-EU fees and – depending on the teaching load – up to €8,000 for a year.  Teaching studentships entail marking essays arising out of a particular course and moderating class discussions (tutorials). Application to become a teaching assistant should be made by students to the Head of Department, following any department-specific procedures that may be in place.

Indian and Brazilian Scholarships

Postgraduate scholarships for the year beginning September 2013 are being offered to Brazilian and Indian nationals for full-time study on our PhD programme. The scholarships will be competitively awarded based on the results in a relevant undergraduate degree such as Sociology, Social Policy or Social Anthropology. We are particularly interested to supervise the following projects: Return migrations of Brazilians from Ireland; Community dynamics among Brazilians in Ireland; and Brain drain or brain gain: Brazilian graduate mobility in Ireland. We would also be delighted to hear from Indian doctoral candidates with an interest in areas of conflict such as Kashmir and Tibet, or with a focus on migration.

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External postgraduate funding

There are various sources of external post-graduate funding. A list is available from the Graduate Studies Office website. One such external funding opportunity is the Irish Research Council (IRC). Applicants must be nationals of a member country of the European Union. They should already be, or will be during the forthcoming year, registered in a recognised third-level institution as full-time postgraduate research students pursuing degrees by major thesis. Scholarships are awarded initially for one year, but subject to terms and conditions, may be renewable for up to two additional years. The scholarship covers EU fees and provides an annual maintenance of about €16,000. The scholarship is unrelated to teaching.

Supplementary funding opportunities

Assistant Examiner/Exam Marking

In addition, departments may be able to offer the role of assistant examiner to a small number of teaching assistants. This entails marking exam scripts from 1st and 2nd year undergraduate courses under the direction of the lecturer responsible for the course.

Research Assistantships

A regular source of funding for postgraduate students comes from performing research assistance work as part of various projects, especially research projects of their supervisors. Students are strongly encouraged to enquire about and pursue such possibilities with their supervisors.

Funding for conference travel

A fund for conference travel exists through the Trinity Trust Travel Grant Award Scheme. This fund covers 90% of the costs associated with conference travel, provided the department agrees to pay the other 10%.