Trinity College Dublin Global Excellence Scholarship
The Trinity Global Excellence Scholarship recognises outstanding international postgraduate students entering Trinity College Dublin's taught master's programmes. Awards typically range from €5,000 to €10,000 as a tuition reduction. Ireland sits inside the EU and offers a 2-year Stay Back visa for non-EU master's graduates — making Trinity an increasingly popular European option for Sri Lankan postgraduate applicants who want EU work rights after graduation.
Trinity College Dublin
University-funded
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Value
€5,000-€10,000 tuition discount
Duration
1-Year Taught Master's
Stay Back
2-Year EU Work Visa Post-Graduation
fact_check Eligibility Criteria
First or Strong Upper Second-Class Degree
Equivalent of UK first-class or strong 2:1 honours — typically a first-class Bachelor's from a Sri Lankan university or a strong second-upper with relevant work experience.
Non-EU/EEA Citizen
Reserved for international (non-EU/EEA) fee-paying students. Sri Lankan citizens qualify automatically.
Hold a Trinity Master's Offer
You must have applied to (or hold an offer for) a full-time taught master's at Trinity College Dublin. Most schools participate — Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Arts & Humanities, and Health Sciences.
English Proficiency
IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0 (most programmes). Business School and some humanities programmes require 7.0.
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Apply to a Trinity master's
Submit your postgraduate application via Trinity's Course Application Portal (CAP) at tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate. Apply early — Trinity uses rolling admissions and scholarship rounds close earlier than admission deadlines.
Indicate scholarship interest
Within the application, tick the Global Excellence Scholarship consideration box and write a 500-word personal statement on why you should be selected.
School-level review
Each Trinity school assesses scholarship applications alongside admissions decisions. Awards are typically issued together with or shortly after the academic offer.
Award + acceptance
Successful applicants receive an award letter detailing the tuition reduction. Accept your offer and the scholarship is applied automatically to your tuition invoice.
Why Trinity College Dublin?
Founded in 1592, Trinity is Ireland's oldest university and consistently ranked in the world top 100. Ireland is the only English-speaking country left in the EU post-Brexit, making Trinity a strategic alternative to UK postgrad study with full EU work rights after graduation.
#75
QS World Ranking 2026
1592
Founded (Ireland's Oldest)
2 yrs
EU Stay Back Work Visa
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