Trinity College Dublin Global Excellence Scholarship 2027

Overview

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s oldest and top-ranked university, offers the Global Excellence Scholarship (up to EUR 5,000) and the Postgraduate Africa Scholarship (EUR 6,000) for international undergraduate and Masters students. Trinity is consistently ranked in the world’s top 100 universities. The 2027 cycle closes 30 March 2027.

Benefits

• EUR 5,000 to EUR 6,000 tuition fee reduction (depending on the specific award).
• Applied automatically to Trinity tuition account.
• Compatible with other Trinity awards and external funding.
• Recognition as a Global Excellence or Postgraduate Africa Scholar.
• Eligibility for further departmental awards in subsequent years.

Eligibility

• Non-EU citizen (overseas fee-paying classification).
• Holding (or expecting) an offer of admission to a Trinity undergraduate or postgraduate taught Masters for September 2027 entry.
• Strong academic record at most recent qualification (upper-second or first-class honours).
• For the Postgraduate Africa Scholarship: citizen of an African country and ordinarily resident in Africa.
• Self-funding the remainder of tuition and all living costs.

How to apply

1. Apply for admission to your chosen Trinity programme through the Trinity online application portal.
2. Once you hold an offer, complete the relevant scholarship application form linked from the source page.
3. Submit a 500-word motivation letter on your goals and connection to your home country.
4. Submit before 30 March 2027.
5. Scholarship decisions arrive between May and July 2027 for September 2027 entry.