Visiting Research Fellowship Programme

The Trinity Long Room Hub’s Visiting Research Fellowship programme connects Trinity’s researchers with the best of their respective fields internationally. In partnership with our Schools and the Library we award both competitively funded and non-stipendiary fellowships aimed at established scholars and practitioners from the creative arts and public policy. 

Between 2010 and 2023, the Institute hosted 197 Visiting Research Fellows from 32 countries. Details on current VRFs can be seen here.

Short-Term Funded Fellowship

We partner with our member Schools and the Library to appoint a small number of funded Visiting Research Fellows for short periods. Important information to note about this scheme: 

• It is aimed at established to mid-career scholars not resident or employed on the island of Ireland, with fluent spoken and written English.
• Fellowship durations are one to three months. The funding includes flights and accommodation. 
• The call is not advertised publicly – nominations must come through our partnering Schools, themes and the Library. Interested scholars should seek an academic partner in the relevant partnering area. When the internal call for nominations goes live (the 2026-27 call is open between December 2025 and 23 February 2026), an interested scholar should ask their academic partner to circulate the application form for completion. The academic partner then needs to secure their area’s support for the application to be submitted as part of the small number of applications the area can submit in a given year.
• The short term funded scheme is a competitive selection process. Once all applications are received they are considered by a selection committee and a limited number will be funded.

If you have enquiries about applying to this scheme please contact Dr Caitriona Curtis at curtisc@tcd.ie. 

Non-Stipendiary Fellowships 

The Institute welcomes applications for short-term non-stipendiary fellowships of 1 to 3 months from mid-career/established international scholars (not resident or employed on the island of Ireland) who have secured funding of their own.

The most important requirement is that, before applying, interested scholars have secured the support of an academic partner within a partnering Trinity Long Room Hub School, the Library, or Research Area. This is to ensure that appointed fellows are integrated into the academic community most closely aligned with their research backgrounds.

Applications are considered in October and March, usually for the subsequent academic year.

Please click here for the terms and conditions and how to apply:  TLRH Non-Stipendiary Visiting Research Fellowship Programme 26/27

If you have enquiries about applying to this scheme please contact Dr Caitriona Curtis at curtisc@tcd.ie. 

O’Mahony Music Fellowship

With thanks to the generosity of Rosemary O’Mahony, the Trinity Long Room Hub is delighted to introduce a three-month funded fellowship dedicated to music and music-related research, awarded annually on a competitive basis.

The O’Mahony Visiting Research Fellowship in Music will be open internationally to musicologists, music theorists, textual scholars, music technologists and composers with a strong record of research and/or creative output.

Applicants will be invited to propose a project in collaboration with a nominated academic partner from the Department of Music and/or other Trinity Arts and Humanities departments. For details, please click here.

To see a list of current Visiting Research Fellows, please click here.