Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Trinity is the largest of all the colleges in Cambridge (and indeed Oxford), with around 650 undergraduates, 320 graduates, and over 160 Fellows. It is also the wealthiest Oxbridge college with an estimated financial endowment of £621m and income of £25.2m (2003) (On a per student basis, Trinity is one of the best-endowed educational institutions in the world).

Scholarships and Prizes

Trinity offers a Junior Scholarship (principally a monetary award and also, as of present, preference in the 3rd year room ballots) to undergraduates who achieve a first-class result in their first part of Tripos. Undergraduates who achieve such a result in subsequent parts of Tripos are granted a Senior Scholarship. This award can also be gained by first year undergraduates who finish very close to the top of their year. Junior and Senior Scholar students receive preferential treatment when choosing college rooms - Nevile's Court and Great Court rooms are especially prized. All final year undergraduates who achieve first-class honours in their final exams are offered financial support for proceeding with a Master's degree. Other support is available for PhD degrees. The highly regarded right to walk on the grass in the college courts is exclusive to Fellows of the college and their guests. Scholars do however have the right to walk on Scholar's Lawn, but only in full academic dress.

Related Topics:
Tripos - Nevile's Court - Great Court - Master's - PhD

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