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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + other benefits
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- travel expenses
- health
Description
Trinity offers a number of undergraduate scholarships for international students. These scholarships are awarded to acknowledge the highest achieving students and to assist international students of limited means. Many scholarships are made possible by bequests and gifts that have been generously donated to Trinity over the years.
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin and the China Scholarship Council affiliated with the Ministry of Education in China are offering a number of scholarships to Chinese students who wish to pursue a PhD at Trinity.
Trinity Global is happy to support interested students and academic supervisors with their application.
Benefits
Each scholarship will include a full tuition fee-waiver for a four-year PhD programme at Trinity, plus living costs and airfare provided by the CSC (bench fees, conference travel costs and other research expenses are not included).
Eligibility
- Applicants must be citizens and permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application (excluding Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). Chinese students studying overseas may be eligible for application subject to the CSC policy at the time.
- Applicants must be under 35 years of age at the time of application.
- At the time of application, applicants must meet one of the following conditions:
- Be a current Master's student, final-year Master's student, or final-year undergraduate student at a Chinese university;
- Be a working professional in China holding a bachelor’s degree or higher, with employer consent for application;
- Be a final year Master’s student at an overseas university (graduating after March 2025 or expected to graduate in 2026);
- Be a self-funded first-year doctoral student at Trinity College Dublin.
- Applicants must not have already obtained a doctoral degree.
- Applicants must hold an unconditional offer letter from Trinity College Dublin. They must therefore fulfil the relevant academic entry requirement set by Trinity, including a high level of English language proficiency. Conditional offer letters may be accepted in certain circumstances, but these offers may not be conditional on English language scores.
- Applicants should satisfy the full selection criteria set out by the CSC. This policy is subject to change and is at the discretion of the CSC.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Ireland
Nationality
Chinese
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Under 35
Application
Application deadline
20 Feb 2027
Step 1 - Student applicants apply for a PhD in Trinity
Student applicants should contact a potential academic supervisor with a brief research proposal or idea. If the academic staff member is willing to support the application for a PhD position, they should support the applicant through Trinity’s application process.
Step 2 - Academic Supervisor / Principal Investigator applies to Trinity for the CSC - TCD Joint Scholarship
Once student applicants are in possession of an unconditional offer, academic supervisors can then apply to Trinity (via the form linked below) for shortlisting for the CSC - TCD Joint Scholarship. The deadline for applications is 20 February.
Step 3 – Student applicants inform home institution or Embassy
Step 4 – Shortlisted applicants apply directly to the CSC for the CSC - TCD Joint Scholarship