1252 PhD Student Scholarship

Post Summary A 3 year Postgraduate Research Studentship is available to new entrants as well as continuing students on the full-time PhD register for entry in March 2023.

Applicants must have received a minimum of 2.1 Honours degree to be eligible for the award. The postgraduate studentship aims to support and develop gifted research students and is awarded competitively on academic merit. It fully covers EU or non-EU fees and provides an annual maintenance of €6,500.

Applications investigating topics within national strategies and/or the School research agenda are particularly welcome. You may select your own topic but you can also choose from the following themes:

• Maternal, Child and Family Health
• Health Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities
• Mental Health and Recovery
• Healthcare Innovation and Integration

Applications will be scored according to the following criteria:

• Quality of research proposal – Background and originality, aims and objectives, methodology and methods
• Relevance to School’s Research Agenda
• Academic support for the Applicant
• Review of Educational Preparation, References and Career Development

Prospective students are advised that they need to contact and work with a member(s) of the academic staff in the School of Nursing and Midwifery to develop their proposal to a level suitable for application. For further information on these research themes, please visit

www.nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/research

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.