Trinity College Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship
Trinity College Dublin operates a portfolio of school-specific postgraduate scholarships in addition to its Global Excellence Award. Each school — Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Law — administers its own merit awards. Amounts vary widely: smaller awards start at €5,000 as tuition reduction; school-flagship awards can cover the full international postgraduate fee (€20,000-€36,000 depending on programme). Selection is academic-merit driven. Trinity is consistently Ireland's #1 university (QS top 100), and Ireland's 2-year Stay Back visa makes Trinity a particularly strong European postgraduate destination for Sri Lankans aiming at EU careers post-graduation.
Trinity College Dublin
University-funded
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Range
€5,000 to Full Tuition Waiver
Duration
1-Year Taught Master's (Mostly)
Awards
100+ Annually Across All Schools
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Trinity Postgraduate Admission
You must hold (or be applying for) admission to a Trinity College Dublin postgraduate programme — Master's, Postgraduate Diploma, or PhD. Each school's scholarships are reserved for its own admitted applicants.
Non-EU International Fee Status
Most school awards are reserved for international (non-EU) fee-paying students. Sri Lankan citizens automatically qualify as non-EU fee status.
Strong Bachelor's Degree
Equivalent of a UK first-class or strong 2:1 honours — typically a first-class Bachelor's from a Sri Lankan university (Moratuwa, Colombo, Peradeniya, Kelaniya, Jayewardenepura, SLIIT, IIT) or strong 2:1 with relevant work experience.
English Proficiency
IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0 (most programmes). Trinity Business School and select humanities/law programmes require 7.0. English-medium Sri Lankan degrees can often qualify for waiver — confirm per programme.
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Apply to a Trinity Master's or PhD
Submit your postgraduate application via Trinity's Course Application Portal (CAP) at tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate. Apply early — most schools use rolling admissions, and scholarship rounds close earlier than the final admission deadline.
Check school-specific scholarship pages
Each Trinity school publishes its own scholarship list and deadlines. Visit your school's postgraduate scholarships page (e.g. tcd.ie/business/postgraduate/funding) to identify which awards you qualify for. Some require a separate form; others are automatic.
School-level review
School scholarship committees rank applicants based on academic record, motivation, and (for some awards) financial need. Awards are typically issued with or shortly after admission offers.
Award + acceptance
Successful applicants receive a scholarship offer letter detailing the tuition reduction. Accept your Trinity admission offer and the scholarship is applied automatically to your tuition invoice.
Why Trinity?
Founded in 1592, Trinity is Ireland's oldest university and consistently ranked in the world top 100. Trinity alumni include Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Mary Robinson, and Sundar Pichai (Google). Dublin's tech and finance sectors (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Stripe, Bank of Ireland) actively recruit Trinity postgraduates.
#75
QS World Ranking 2026
1592
Founded (Ireland's Oldest)
2 yrs
EU Stay Back Work Visa
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