Postgraduate Studentships
Trinity Hall Postgraduate Research Studentships
Trinity Hall Postgraduate Research Studentships are highly competitive and are offered to attract the world’s best academic talent to postgraduate study. Alongside its own awards, the College funds studentships in a variety of ways which include matched funding schemes with the University and other external partners.
To be considered for Trinity Hall studentships, simply apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by your course’s funding deadline and tick the funding box in the application. No separate form is required. Further details about additional eligibility criteria are given below.
General awards
A small number of non–subject-specific funding is available to applicants who are offered College membership by 9 March 2026. Only postgraduate offer-holders accepted for Trinity Hall college membership by 9 March 2026 will be considered. To increase your chances of college membership by this date, please apply for your course as early as possible. You do not need to select Trinity Hall as your first choice college, but doing so will ensure that your application comes to us first. Your application will not reach us if you are offered membership by another college.
Subject-specific awards
Dedicated funding is offered in selected disciplines for applications received by 9 March 2026. For some of these awards, you will be invited to opt in to scholarships for which you are eligible as you complete your University Postgraduate application. We typically consider all eligible applicants (accepted by any College), but you should be willing to transfer to Trinity Hall to take up the offer of funding. The only exception is the Philomathia studentship where candidates are selected via the Centre of African Studies (see below for further details).
Details of subject-specific funded awards are given below. For some of these awards, you will be invited to opt in to scholarships for which you are eligible as you complete your University Postgraduate application and for others the college will liaise directly with the relevant department to select a candidate. Please note that some of these scholarships may not be awarded every year.
Taylor Atlantic Studentship
This studentship provides full or part funding for postgraduate research in either Economic Geography or International Relations, for a home student at either Masters or PhD level.
Underwood Studentship for Engineering
This studentship provides full or partial funding for postgraduate research in Engineering, for one home and one international student at either Masters or PhD level.
Studentship for the MPhil in Ethics of AI, Data and Algorithms
This studentship provides full or partial funding for a student accepted to the MPhil in Ethics of AI, Data and Algorithms.
Philomathia Africa Programme
This studentship provides full funding for an MPhil in African Studies and is awarded to applicants ordinarily resident in an African country. For enquiries and application details please visit the Centre of African Studies website.
Kotsovinos Family Studentship
This studentship provides full or partial funding for a home student accepted for a PhD in Computer Science, for postgraduate research in practical applications of AI such as security, safety and healthcare.
Partnered awards
In collaboration with University, Department or external partners, funding may be provided for joint awards with the partner managing these awards directly e.g. Cambridge Trust, UK Research and Innovation, Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars Programme, Royal Airforce. Please apply by the funding deadline provided by the University or by the external partner.
Details of partnered awards are given below. Please note that some of these studentships may not be awarded every year. Please note that College funding which form part of match-funded partnerships are administered directly by either the Cambridge Trust, UKRI or Trinity-Cambridge Research Studentships (TCRS). There is no separate application to Trinity Hall.
Federal Court of Victoria and Trinity Hall Studentship
This scholarship is funded jointly by the Melbourne Law School and Trinity Hall and is awarded to students and graduates of the Melbourne Law School who are enrolling in the Master of Law (LLM) at the University of Cambridge. The award is intended as a contribution towards the tuition fee for the LLM course. Further details and eligibility criteria are available from the University of Melbourne.
Rhodes Moorhouse Studentship
This studentship is funded by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Trinity Hall. Applications are only open to eligible candidates from RAF who apply through the CAS’ Fellowship application process. The studentship recognises Lieutenant William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse who was the first airman to receive a Victoria Cross and attended Trinity Hall in 1908.
Nightingale Research Studentships
This studentship provides funding for qualified graduates of any university and nationality to conduct research in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences or Mental Health, particularly research into the Court of Protection.
Mann Studentship for the Sciences
This studentship provides funding to postgraduate students undertaking research in the sciences or mathematics; either PhD, MPhil or MRes from the UK, EU and overseas.
The Nigel Chancellor Research Studentship
This studentship provides funding for postgraduate students undertaking research in History; either PhD (UK) or MPhil from the UK, EU and overseas.
Iain Drayton Research Studentship
This studentship provides funding for a home PhD studentship in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.
Other Awards and Grants for Current Students
The College has a fund that is used to contribute towards the costs incurred when current postgraduate students undertake independent research related activity. This can include expenses related to primary research, or related to presentation of work at a conference. You may also use this fund to apply for funds towards University Language courses.
Over the course of their degree, the maximum grant per student is £500 for a Masters student, £1,600 for a PhD student and £1600 for a medic or vet elective although it is possible that, depending on the budget in any given year, this amount may be adjusted.
Eligibility/Conditions
Applicants will be considered for all studentships for which they are eligible.
Further information is available in the FAQs. If you have any additional queries, please contact Clare Kerr, Postgraduate Officer, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, CB2 1TJ.
Notification of Decisions for studentships administered by Trinity Hall.
Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application between April and June. If you do not receive a funding offer during this period, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.