PhD Studentship (2 Roles)

Post Summary

The School of Nursing and Midwifery is offering one full-time and one part-time funded scholarships for entry into the PhD programme in September 2024. 

Full-time Scholarship

• One Full-time PhD Scholarship offers full funding for three years with a stipend of €25,000 per annum plus EU academic fees.

Part-time Scholarship

• One Part-time PhD Scholarship offers EU academic fees for six years on the part-time register

The scholarships are open to nurses and midwives who are not currently registered for a PhD, but who have a strong desire to discover new practices and knowledge through evidence-based approaches.  The School of Nursing and Midwifery PhD Scholarship offers a pathway to nurses and midwives to conduct research that advances innovation in practice, integration of care or health systems and enhanced health outcomes in their chosen field of study.  The Scholarships offer opportunities for suitably qualified nurses and midwives to pursue a Structured PhD which must align with one of our research centres or thematic areas in which the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin offers leading expertise:  

https://nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/research/research-themes/index.php

Research Centres:

• Trinity Centre for Maternal Care Research  (TCMCR)
• Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC)
• Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities  (TCAID)
• Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI)

Thematic areas:

• Mental Health and Recovery
• Older persons health & well-being
• Cancer

Applications will be scored according to the following criteria:

• Quality of research proposal including how the proposed research will advance and contribute to existing knowledge
• Alignment of the research with one of the School’s research centres or thematic areas
• The applicant’s track record and research potential including a well-defined career development plan,
• How the proposed research will benefit the applicant, society and the profession of nursing or midwifery
• Must be a registered Nurse or Midwife, and/or eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

 Prospective students are advised that they must secure the agreement and support of an academic member of staff in the school who will become the primary supervisor for the PhD in order for the application to be eligible for review. In addition, an online application to TCD to apply for the PhD programme must be submitted. The successful applicant must register with the School of Nursing and Midwifery. 

NOTE: Applicants must have been resident in an EU member state for 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible for EU fees

Application Procedure

The following documentation must be attached to the application:

• Cover letter and CV

• Personal statement including career plan (500 words)

• Two letters of reference (academic)

• Research proposal of approx. 3,000 words, to include specifically the following elements:

• Abstract (300 words, approx.)

• Background context and rationale for the research

• Aims, objectives and central research questions

• Methodology including details of any specialist knowledge/data required

• Relevant ethical issues

• Milestones and deliverables (Gantt chart)

• Where the research fits within the School and College research strategies

• Dissemination plans and potential impact

Trinity College Dublin will charge an application fee. You may receive notification following your application to College that your application to be a PhD student has been accepted. This is a separate process from your application for the Scholarship. You will be notified of the outcome of your Scholarship application separately.

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