Trinity Research Doctorate Award (TRDA School-Based)
ANNOUNCEMENT
A 4 years Postgraduate Research Studentship is available to new entrants on the full-time PhD register for entry in September 2027. Applicants must have received a minimum of 2.1 Honours degree to be eligible for the award. The postgraduate studentship aims to support and develop gifted research students and is awarded competitively on academic merit. It fully covers EU or non-EU fees and provides an annual maintenance of €25,000.
Applications investigating topics within national strategies and/or the School research agenda are particularly welcome. You may select your own topic but you can also choose from the following school expertise:
Research Centres:
- Trinity Centre for Maternal Care Research (TCMCR)
- Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC)
- Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities (TCAID)
- Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI)
Thematic Areas:
- Mental Health & Recovery
- Older Persons Health & Wellbeing
Applications will be scored according to the following criteria:
- Quality of research proposal - Background and originality, aims and objectives, methodology and methods
- Relevance to School’s Research Agenda
- Academic support for the Applicant
- Review of Educational Preparation, References and Career Development
Prospective students are advised that they need to contact and work with a member(s) of the academic staff in the School of Nursing and Midwifery to develop their proposal to a level suitable for application.
Note: applicants must also demonstrate that they are eligible to undertake full-time doctoral study in Ireland and where applicable, satisfy all relevant visa requirements prior to undertaking study.
The deadline for applications is 27th January 2027 at 12 noon Irish time.
If you have any application queries, please contact snmpgr@tcd.ie