Funding
Possible Sources of Funding
Tutoring
The School has a limited budget for providing support for our research graduate students. The successful candidates will have a proven academic record of exceptional ability, and will usually not be in receipt of other significant forms of funding.
The School offers a very wide range of courses at all levels. There is a large amount of associated tutoring work at lst year level and we rely on our graduate research students to act as tutors.
Students who are assigned tutoring responsibilities and complete at least six hours a week over the academic year are entitled to a fee concession of approx. €2,500.
For graduate students this work may provide supplementary income, as well as invaluable experience of teaching and dealing with students. Indeed, it is one of the recommended skills for PhD/MLitt students that they do a certain minimum amount of tutoring or teaching, as the skills acquired will be useful in whatever career they later take up.
Other Sources of Funding
Many of our students have been successful in obtaining scholarships and other financial awards from outside funding agencies such as:
The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS)
There are usually several calls for applications during a given year. To apply for an IRCHSS scholarship you will have to propose and describe a research project. In practice, this should be done in collaboration with a potential supervisor from the academic staff in the School. Click here for IRCSHH details.
The Royal Irish Academy. Click here
Internal UCD Scholarships such as Ad Astra Scholarships.