Trinity celebrates Haddad Foundation as fellowship programme extended
Posted on: 23 October 2025
The Haddad Fellowships, which are worth some €40,000 for each student, are mainly focused on the arts and humanities, and are designed to advance the intellectual and cultural landscape in Brazil.
The Haddad Foundation, which supports Brazilian students to pursue postgraduate education in the arts, has extended its fellowship partnership with Trinity for another five years.
The Haddad Fellowships have supported 35 students at Trinity since 2015, with a further six students enrolled for 2025/2026. The partnership is being extended until 2030.
This year’s Fellows joined Trinity staff to welcome Claudio and Rosalie Haddad, trustees of the Haddad Foundation, to a celebratory event in the Trinity Alumni Room yesterday (pictured above).
Emma Stokes, Vice President for Global Engagement at Trinity, said: “We wish to express our warmest thanks to Claudio and Rosalie Haddad for their generous support for students over the past decade. We are excited and grateful to be able to look forward to another five years of this brilliant programme. Trinity’s global connections enrich its whole community, and philanthropic support from organisations like the Haddad Foundation helps us all to thrive.”
“It has been deeply rewarding to see how the Haddad Fellowships have enabled so many talented Brazilian students to pursue their passions at Trinity,” said Claudio and Rosalie Haddad of the Haddad Foundation (pictured below). “We believe that education and cultural exchange are powerful forces for progress, and we are delighted to extend this partnership to continue building connections between Brazil and Ireland over the coming years.”
The Haddad Fellowships, which are worth some €40,000 for each student, are mainly focused on the arts and humanities, and are designed to advance the intellectual and cultural landscape in Brazil. Students of Brazilian nationality can apply for inclusion in writing to the Haddad Foundation.
The fellowships awarded thus far have been for the following courses:
- Theatre & Performance (11)
- Literary Translation (7 )
- Stage Design (4 )
- Comparative Literature (3)
- Creative Writing (3)
- Irish Writing (3 )
- Modern Irish History (1 )
- Playwriting (1)
- Theatre Directing (1)
- Applied Intercultural Communications (1)
ENDS
Media Contact:
Catherine O’Mahony | Media Relations | catherine.omahony@tcd.ie