Fees

Award value

See below

Fees

Funding type

Fee waiver/discount

Fees

Deadline

Fees

Study level

Postgraduate

About this scholarship

Awarding Institution

Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin

Number of awards

Not specified

What does this scholarship cover?

  • Travel tuition
  • Tuition fees

More details on the scholarship

Covers annual fees and provides maintenance of €13,000 per annum. There is an associated travel grant (€2,000-2,500), funded from the same bequest to which the holder of this fellowship may apply for research travel.

Entry requirements

Nationality

All International

Gender

Applicable to all genders

Delivery mode

All types of delivery mode

Selection approach

Only selective applicants are considered

Study mode

Full time

Intake year

All intakes

Other criteria

Academic excellence

Course subject and study level you are applying for

Subject area(s)*

Not subject specific

Study level

Postgraduate

Other eligibility requirements

Rachel Thompson Ussher Fellowship

The Award is for a three year period of research on the Ph.D. register. It covers annual fees and provides maintenance of €13,000 per annum. There is an associated travel grant (€2,000-2,500), funded from the same bequest to which the holder of this fellowship may apply for research travel.

Who can apply:

This fellowship was founded in 2002 by a bequest from Ms Rachel Thompson, M.A. 1930, to the TCD Association and Trust. The fellowship is awarded at three-year intervals to a candidate wishing to pursue a Ph.D. in the area of Modern Languages.

Selection basis

Students are shortlisted based on their

  • Academic excellence

Selection criteria

The Award is granted to exceptionally well-qualified candidate of outstanding promise intending and permitted to register on year one for a higher degree of Ph.D. in Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. It is open to competition by graduates of any nationality for research in Modern Languages.

How to apply

Application process

You need to apply separately for this scholarship

Application details (from the awarding institution)

Applications for this Award are made in conjunction with the Ph.D. application. An outstanding Ph.D. proposal is required. Complete the proposal form as normal and indicate on the application form that you would like to be considered for the Fellowship. The deadline for applications each year is 1st April. By this point, a full application for the Ph.D. has to have been made on the system. Applicants will only be considered for the funding if their application for the Ph.D. is accepted. Nominations are assessed after 1st May. Candidates are informed of the outcome of their application from June/July onwards.

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