Studentships and Funding

Established in 2012 and to provide full or part funding for graduate research in  Economic Geography or International Relations. The studentship is open to qualified graduates of any University and nationality to conduct PhD research or an MPhil in preparation for a PhD. The conditions are otherwise identical to those for the College’s general Research Studentships.

Established in memory of former College member Michael Nightingale, who studied at Trinity Hall from 1953. They are open to qualified graduates of any university and nationality to conduct doctoral research at Cambridge in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences or Mental Health, particularly research into the Court of Protection. The studentship may provide full or partial funding. The conditions are otherwise identical to those for the College’s general Research Studentships.

Supports a Royal Air Force officer from its Engineering Branch to undertake the MPhil for Sustainable Development within the Department of Engineering.  Applications are only open to eligible candidates from RAF who apply through the CAS’ Fellowship application process.  Applications are then forwarded to Cambridge University Engineering Department for review. The studentship recognises Lieutenant William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse who was the first airman to receive a Victoria Cross.  He attended Trinity Hall in 1908 and joined the Royal Flying Corps at the outbreak of the First World War.  On 26th April 1916 whilst serving on No 2 Squadron at Merville, France, he was conducting a low-level bombing attack on a railway junction at Kortijk, Belgium, when his BE2 aircraft came under heavy machine gun fire.  Severely wounded by a bullet in his thigh and flying a damaged aircraft, he was again subject to heavy ground fire on crossing the lines, receiving two further wounds.  Nonetheless, he managed to land safely but then insisted on making his combat report before reporting to the Casualty Clearing Station.  He died of his wounds the next day and was posthumously awarded the VC.

Established to provide full or partial funding for one graduate student undertaking research in Engineering; either PhD, MPhil or MRes. The Studentships are open to UK, EU and overseas applicants.

Established to provide full or partial funding for one postgraduate student  undertaking research in the sciences or mathematics; either PhD, MPhil or MRes. The studentship is open to UK, EU and overseas applicants.

Established thanks to the generosity of alumnus Iain Drayton (TH 1991), this studentship is to support a student undertaking the MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Japanese Studies). The studentship is open to Home, EU and overseas applicants and will offer full or partial funding depending on the fee status of the successful candidate.

Candidates to the MSt in Social Innovation who apply to programme and select Trinity Hall as their first College choice will also be considered for an award of their fees (£8,400 payable in 2023/24 and £8,400 payable in 2024/25). This award has been made available by Trinity Hall in partnership with Cambridge Judge Business School.  Candidates must have received an offer to join the programme in October 2023 and membership at Trinity Hall College before they can be considered for the scholarship.

To apply for this funding applicants will be required to submit an application directly to Cambridge Judge Business School. 

Please note that the eligibility, conditions , and application process for the Trinity Hall Postgraduate Research Studentships do not apply.