MSc Law and Finance Scholarship Opportunities
MSc Law and Finance Scholarships 2025/26
The School of Law and Trinity Business School are delighted to offer two scholarships to students undertaking the MSc Law and Finance degree in academic year 2025/26. The value of the scholarship is a 5,000 euro contribution towards tuition fees (EU or Non-EU). These scholarships aim to support and develop gifted postgraduate students and will be awarded to candidates who demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, extracurricular accomplishments or contribution to society.
EligibilityThis scholarship is available to new entrants (EU and Non-EU) to MSc Law and Finance degree programme, for admission in September 2025. Applicants must hold a conditional or unconditional offer and complete the application process upon receipt of offer and no later than 30 May 2025.
Selection Criteria
Applications are assessed competitively with the sole criteria for the granting of the scholarship being the proven academic merit of the candidate. It is accepted, however, that many candidates with exceptional qualifications apply annually to the programme. Thus, the decision as to the recipient of the scholarship is at the exclusive discretion of the MSc Law and Finance Course Directors.
Scholarships will be allocated after the 30 May 2025. All applicants will receive communication shortly after this date.
As the selection process will be highly competitive, applicants are strongly advised to apply for all other funding and grants open to them.
Conditions
This scholarship is open to EU and Non-EU postgraduate students undertaking studies on MSc Law and Finance degree programme in 2025/26. It is offered subject to the following conditions:
- The holder must have completed an undergraduate law, business or economics degree.
- The holder must engage in full-time study and must register for the MSc Law and Finance at the Law School in academic year 2025/26;
- The holder is required to engage in relevant academic and ambassadorial activities as determined by the MSc Law and Finance Course Directors;
- The holder must not be a simultaneous holder of other grants, or funding or other awards (or any other awards with a similar monetary value).
How do I apply?
Submit your online application for MSc Law and Finance at my.tcd.ie. You will receive an 8 digit reference number for your application.
If your application is successful (in receipt of a conditional or unconditional offer), download and complete the Scholarship Application Form.
Submit the completed scholarship form (one page in length) to law.postgraduate@tcd.ie before 30 May 2025. Early application is encouraged.
Please use subject title "MSc Law and Finance Scholarship” and include your 8 digit application reference number.Further information is available on request from to law.postgraduate@tcd.ie
MSc Law and Finance Scholarship Recipients 2019-20
Professor Alexandros Seretakis, Mr Grant Hutchinson, Mr Lucas Bliesze, Professor Martha O'Hagan Luff
Government of Ireland Scholarships 2025/26
The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) programme supports high-calibre international students who wish to study at master’s or PhD level in Ireland [1]. The programme is funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Irish higher education institutions and managed by the Higher Education Authority. Under the initiative, 60 scholarships are awarded each year for one year of full-time study at master’s or PhD level.
The programme is open to applicants studying in any field. The offer is open to students from non-EU/EEA countries and is applicable to all fields of study.
Students who are successful will receive:
The deadline for the submission of applications is 5pm (Irish Time) 5 March 2025
The Application Process
Applicants are required to be in possession of a conditional or final offer for admission to Trinity at the time of application for the scholarship and will be required to submit a copy of offer letter when applying for Government of Ireland Scholarship. We suggest you apply to Trinity College Dublin by 6 February 2025 if you are considering applying for the Government of Ireland Scholarship. This will allow us time to review your application. We cannot guarantee applications submitted after this date will be reviewed in time.
Applications should be submitted by the individual student applicants and not by host Institutions.
The scholarship application should be submitted via HEA portal.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Irish time on 5 March 2025.
Late applications will not be accepted.
This is an external scholarship, the School of Law cannot advise on application processes and outcomes.
Further information on the evaluation criteria and assessment process can be found here.
Student Testimonial: Victoria O'Gorman
Prior to coming to Trinity, GOI-IES Scholarship holder Victoria O’Gorman worked as Senior Legal Analyst in the National Development Bank of Argentina (BICE) where she structured regulatory frameworks, credit agreements, and public work contracts to foster productive and infrastructure investments. After working for a corporate law firm in Buenos Aires, Victoria decided to pursue a career in the public sector and since then she served as Chief of Staff at a Secretariat of the Ministry of Security, advisor of Argentina’s public media holding CEO, and currently providing external advice at the Directorate General for Recycling and Circular Economy of the City of Buenos Aires.
Having experienced the difficulties that developing countries face to address their infrastructure gap and how their volatile political and macroeconomic conditions hinder economic growth, Victoria is now seeking an “MSc in Law and Finance” aiming to put these two fields at the service of projects towards sustainable development and social inclusion.
“My time at Trinity has been an amazing journey and has marked a turning point not only in my career but also in my life. Being part of this inspiring academic community has allowed me to expand my horizons, benefiting from an environment that strives for excellence, attending lectures with brilliant professors, learning hard-skills to leverage my knowledge as a lawyer, and sharing meaningful ideas within a broad and diverse international alumni network. I am deeply thankful for this opportunity and hope to bring out the best of this experience to tackle future professional challenges and advocate for a fairer and more equal international landscape”.
Postgraduate Global Scholarship for Excellence
Scholarships valued between €2000 to €5000 each, applied as a reduction to the tuition fees of a full-time postgraduate programme for the first year of study only.
It is open to all Non-EU postgraduate Students at Trinity College Dublin and is not specific to the School of Law.
Eligibility
Applicants who have non-EU (international) status and will pay tuition fees at the non-EU rate. Applicants must have submitted an application to their chosen programme at Trinity College to be eligible.
Selection Criteria
The scholarship will be assessed based on academic achievement, and evaluation of the applicants’ potential to contribute to the overall TCD community.
How do I apply?
Application instructions and submission deadlines are available on the Scholarships for Postgraduate Study website.
European Excellence Award
<Details to be confirmed for 2025/26 here.
Award: Scholarships valued at up to €1,000 each, applied as a reduction to the tuition fees of your postgraduate masters programme for the first year of study only.
Who can apply: Applicants with EU fee-status who hold an offer letter for a Postgraduate Taught Masters programme in Trinity College Dublin for the academic year 2025/26.*
Selection Criteria: The scholarship will be assessed based on academic achievement, and evaluation of the applicants’ potential to contribute to the overall Trinity community.
Application process: Application will be via an online application form, available here
Claddagh Scholarship Programme (China)
Trinity College Dublin are delighted offer a number of scholarships for Chinese nationals under the Claddagh Scholarship Programme. Five scholarships valued at 5,000 euro each, applied as a reduction of the tuition fees of a full-time postgraduate taught program. These scholarships are offered throughout the University and are not specific to the School of Law.
Eligibility
Applicants who are normally resident in China, who have non-EU status and will pay non-EU tuition fees. Applicants must have submitted an application to their chosen programme at Trinity College to be eligible.
Selection Criteria
The scholarship will be assessed based on academic achievement, and evaluation of the applicants’ potential to contribute to the overall TCD community
How do I apply?
Application instructions and submission deadlines are available on the Scholarships for Postgraduate Study website.
North/South Postgraduate Scholarships (Ireland)
'Universities Ireland' , the body which promotes collaboration between universities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, is offering four scholarships to students who meet the eligibility requirements as set out by Universities Ireland and who have been accepted to undertake a recognised Master's degree or are entering the first year of a PhD programme at a university on the island of Ireland. The aim of this scheme is to encourage outstanding students from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to cross the border to undertake postgraduate study and experience life in the other Irish jurisdiction. Each scholarship is worth €15,000 each.
These scholarships are offered throughout all universities on the island of Ireland and are not specific to the School of Law. However, we encourage LL.M applicants who meet the eligibility criteria to consider applying.
Full eligibility criteria, conditions of application and application procedures are available at:
http://universitiesireland.ie/northsouth-postgraduate-scholarships/