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Research Proposal

To apply for a PhD position in Trinity College Dublin, it is essential to identify a potential academic supervisor whose expertise aligns with your proposed research area.

Once you have successfully secured a supervisor, you may proceed with your formal application, and your identified academic can assist you in developing a suitable research proposal for uploading on the online application form.

Requirements in relation to the research proposal vary significantly by School so it is necessary to ensure as an applicant that you are familiar with the specific requirements relevant to your own application. Please see below each School with link to their research proposal guidelines for this stage of the process:

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Business: Link to follow

School of Creative Arts: https://www.tcd.ie/creativearts/courses/

School of Education: https://www.tcd.ie/media/tcd/education/SoE-Research-proposal-template-and-guide.docx

School of English: Ph.D. and Research degrees - School of English - Trinity College Dublin (tcd.ie) 

School of Histories and Humanities: https://histories-humanities.tcd.ie/assets/pdf/postgraduate/Research%20Proposal%20Guidelines.pdf

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies: https://www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-cultures/postgraduate/how-to-apply/index.php and https://www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-cultures/postgraduate/writing-your-proposal/proposal.php

School of Law: https://www.tcd.ie/law/programmes/postgraduate/research/admissions/index.php

School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences: Link to follow

School of Psychology: https://www.tcd.ie/psychology/courses/postgraduate/programme-by-research-phd/

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy: https://www.tcd.ie/ssp/postgraduate-research/

School of Social Work and Social Policy: https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/postgraduate/phd-programme/apply.php

School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies: https://www.tcd.ie/media/tcd/religion/pdfs/RTPS-Writing-a-Research-Proposal-for-your-PhD-Application.pdf

Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

School of Biochemistry and Immunology: https://www.tcd.ie/Biochemistry/postgraduate/phd/

School of Chemistry: https://chemistry.tcd.ie/Study/current_students/postgraduate/

School of Computer Science and Statistics: https://www.tcd.ie/scss/courses/postgraduate/phd-programme/learn-more/

School of Engineering: Research Proposal Engineering

School of Genetics and Microbiology: Link to follow

School of Mathematics: Link to follow

School of Natural Sciences: Use Template Below

School of Physics: How to Apply - School of Physics | Trinity College Dublin (tcd.ie)

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Dental Science: https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/postgraduate-research/health-sciences/school-of-dental-science/

School of Medicine: https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/postgraduate-research/health-sciences/school-of-medicine/

School of Nursing and Midwifery: https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/research/research-students-hub/student-research-opportunities/

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Link to follow

If there is no specific guidance from your School below is a template you can use:

Research Proposal Template General