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Constantia Maxwell Scholarship 2025/26

Postgraduate students who are considering the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, and Conflict may apply to be considered for the Constantia Maxwell scholarship for academic year 2025/26. The value of the scholarship is a 3,000 euro contribution towards taught postgraduate degree tuition fees (EU or Non-EU) in academic year 2025/26. It is generously funded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Trinity College Dublin.

This scholarship seeks to acknowledge the quality of entrants to our taught MPhil and MSc degree programmes and it aims to support and develop gifted postgraduate students.

Eligibility

This scholarship is available to new entrants (EU and Non-EU) for admission in 2025/26. In order to be eligible, applicants must hold and have officially accepted an Unconditional Offer of a place on one of these programmes by 1 June 2025.

Selection Criteria

Applications are assessed competitively with the criteria for the granting of the scholarship being the proven academic merit of the candidate. It is accepted, however, that very many candidates with exceptional qualifications apply annually to the programme. Thus the decision as to the recipient of the studentship (which is made at School level) is at the exclusive discretion of the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee of the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
As the selection process will be highly competitive, applicants are strongly advised to apply for all other funding and grants open to them.

How do I apply?

Applicants who meet the above eligibility criteria and wish to be considered for this scholarship must complete the Constantia Maxwell Application Form (one page in length) and submit it to landyda@tcd.ie by 1st June 2025. Please use subject title " Constantia Maxwell Scholarship” and include your 8 digit application reference number.