Scholarship Description: Trinity College Dublin is offering Constantina Maxwell Faculty Studentship for the academic year 2018/19. This studentship seeks to acknowledge the quality of entrants to the MPhil programme in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict and the on-going contribution of MPhil students to the Department of Sociology. It aims to support and develop gifted postgraduate students.
Scholarship Provider: Trinity College is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university in Ireland.
Degree Level: Studentship is available to study MPhil programme.
Available Subject: This studentship is open to EU and Non-EU postgraduate students undertaking studies on our MPhil programme in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict in 2018/19.
Scholarship benefits: The value of the studentship is a 5,000 euro contribution towards MPhil tuition fees (EU or Non-EU) in academic year 2018/19.
Number of Scholarships: As only one studentship will be available in 2018-19, applicants are strongly advised to apply for all other funding and grants open to them.
Eligible Countries: This studentship is open to EU and Non-EU postgraduate students.
Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
This studentship is available to new entrants (EU and Non-EU) to our MPhil programme in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict, for admission in September 2018. In order to be eligible, applicants must hold and have officially accepted an Unconditional Offer of a place on one of these programmes by 31st July 2018.
This studentship is open to EU and Non-EU postgraduate students undertaking studies on our MPhil programme in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict in 2018/19. It is offered subject to the following conditions:
- The holder must engage in full-time study and must register for MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict in academic year 2018/19;
- The holder must not be a simultaneous holder of other grants, or funding or other awards (or any other awards with a similar monetary value).
Language Requirements: All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must present one of the following qualifications in the English language:
- IELTS: Grade 6.5 (No section less than 6.0)
- TOEFL: 90 – internet based (with a written score of 21)
- University of Cambridge:
- Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
- Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 to be eligible (with no section score below 59)
Application procedure: Applicants who meet the above eligibility criteria and wish to be considered for this studentship must submit a one-page letter no later than 1 August 2018 indicating:
1. Full name and TCD application number (assigned by TCD when the application is submitted);
2. Interest in being considered for the award;
3. The reasons why they believe such an award would be justified.
Letters should be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format
Please use the subject title “Constantia Maxwell Faculty Studentship”.
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Deadline: August 1, 2018