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How to Apply
EU applicants
Application for admission (except where otherwise stated)
should be made to the Central Applications Office. Applications
may be submitted online:
.
Alternatively, application
forms may be obtained from your school or from:
The Central Applications Office (CAO),
Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway.
Tel: +353 91 509 800, Fax: +353 91 562 344
Normal application deadline: 1 February; Late application
deadline: 1 May; Change of mind deadline: 1 July. Note that
applications to Medicine, to restricted entry courses, and by
mature students must be made by 1 February, see page 204.
Applications to Medicine must be submitted online.
Am I an EU applicant?
An EU applicant is a person:
1 who is ordinarily resident
1
in the EU
2
AND
n
who will have received full-time post primary education
AND/OR
n
who has worked full-time
3
in the EU
for three of the five years immediately preceding admission
to Trinity College
OR
2 who holds a passport from an EU
2
state and has received
all full-time post primary education in the EU
2
OR
3 who has
n
official refugee status
4
OR
n
been granted humanitarian leave to remain in the State
and who has been ordinarily resident in the EU
2
for three
of the five years immediately preceding admission to Trinity
College
Notes:
1 For students aged under 23, the student’s parent(s) must
also have been ordinarily resident (that is – principal
residence for the purpose of taxation) in an EU
2
Member
State for three of the five years prior to the student’s entry to
Trinity College.
2 EU or EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein) or
Switzerland.
3 Where an applicant can show that they have been in receipt
of social welfare payments this may be taken in lieu of full-
time employment.
4 Applicants who have written confirmation that they have
been allowed to come to Ireland as part of the family re-
unification scheme may also be eligible.
5 The Admissions Office may contact some applicants in order
to seek supporting documentation regarding their status (EU/
non-EU).
6 A student’s registered status (EU/non-EU) cannot be
changed during a programme for which he/she is registered.
All other applications are considered to be non-EU
applications (see page 22 for further information).
EU enquiries
All enquiries from EU applicants concerning undergraduate
admission should be addressed to:
The Admissions Office, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 896 4444, Fax: +353 1 872 2853
E-mail:
Website:
Applicants with a disability
Students may require particular supports or reasonable
accommodations due to a disability or specific learning difficulty;
therefore it is important that Trinity College has notification
of these requirements in advance of admission to College.
Disclosure of a disability or specific learning difficulty will not
adversely affect your application in any way.
Disability Access Route to Education (DARE)
The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a
supplementary admissions scheme for school leavers with
disabilities. DARE has been set up by a number of colleges and
universities as clear evidence shows that disability can have
a negative impact on how well a student does at school and
whether they go on to college.
School leavers who meet the eligibility criteria compete for a
quota of places allocated to applicants on a reduced points
basis in Trinity College Dublin. All applicants must meet the Irish
Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) matriculation/minimum entry
and, where relevant, subject specific requirements, see page 24.
Who Should Apply to DARE?
DARE is for school leavers (under 23 years old as of 1 January
2013) who have the ability to benefit from and succeed in higher
education but who may not meet the points for their preferred
course due to the impact of a disability. Mature and FETAC
students have different admissions routes, see below and page
24.
How to Apply to DARE?
1. Apply to CAO by 17:15 on 1st February 2013.
2. No later than 17:15 on 1st March 2013, you must disclose
your disability and/or specific learning difficulty in your CAO
application and fully and correctly complete Section A of the
Supplementary Information Form (the SIF is a part of your
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