Frequently Asked Questions - Erasmus Exchange

In Junior Sophister Year only.

An information session to explain the application procedure is held for all interested Senior Freshman students and takes place in Michaelmas Term, generally Teaching Weeks 6-8. The presentation slides from the most recent information session have been provided to all cohorts via email and can also be found on the cohort page on Blackboard.

Tentative timeline for process stages are listed below:

Application Deadline:                          Teaching Week 12, Michaelmas Term 
First Round Offers:                               Teaching Week 1, Hilary Term 
Acceptance of First Round Offers:       Teaching Week 2, Hilary Term 
Second Round offers:                          Teaching Week 3, Hilary Term 
Acceptance of Second Round offers:  Teaching Week 4, Hilary Term 

Suitability, motivation and academic ability; the minimum requirement for Erasmus exchanges is a strong II.2 in Senior Freshman year, although for the more popular exchanges, competition often means higher grades are needed in practice. For some exchanges (including the United States), the minimum requirement is a solid II.1 in Senior Freshman year. Applications will be assessed with reference to Junior Freshman results at the time of application.

If there are two students being considered for one exchange position, preference is given to the one with a better overall grade.

Within the School and College-wide exchanges ecosystem, students may only take a School exchange (EU hosts or Non-EU hosts) or a College-wide Exchange with a host institution where a partnership agreement is signed between the school at TCD and the host institution’s school (School exchanges managed by School exchange offices), or between TCD and the host institution (College-wide exchanges managed by Trinity Global).

Joint Honours students may take a School exchange through either School but only with the prior agreement of both Schools’ coordinators.

Any other exchange initiatives are not under the responsibility of School exchange offices and will not be endorsed by the Business School exchanges team.

Senior Freshman students are required to attend Trinity College during their second year as this is when the core building blocks of the discipline are learnt.

TBS and SSSP students are expected to follow the process steps here. Students from other Schools need to consult their exchange coordinators.

The offer is conditional on obtaining at least a strong II.2 in Senior Freshman year. 

For Joint Honours students, a strong II.2 is required in both subjects.

Students need to check the links below to learn about funding for exchange:

How can I go - Trinity Global | Trinity College Dublin - Under Pre-Departure: Bursaries and Grants

FAQ - Trinity Global | Trinity College Dublin - Under "Costs and Funding" - "Is there a grant for mobilities outside of Europe?" (link to more info on Global Mobility bursary) and "What documents do I need for the Erasmus+ Grant?" (Link to form templates)

TCD-Go-Global-Guide-2027 - Grant Information on p. 16

instagram.com/tcdglobalroom  - Video Series on elements of exchange/Erasmus, grant specific videos are - "Going on Mobility? How to get the Erasmus Grant" (22nd July) & "Going on Mobility? How to get the Global Mobility Bursary" (July 22nd).

A briefing session will be organized to outline the next steps (around Hilary Term, Week 10). It is the students’ responsibility to secure admission to modules at their chosen Exchange University and to find accommodation. This process is not organised by Trinity College. Many exchange partners now have online application processes.  If hard copy documentation is required, the responsibility is with the student to send it by post within the required deadline. The host university will typically email students directly with instructions on what to do next.

Students are responsible for organising accommodation; however, the host university will normally assist. Students should contact the host university directly if this is not already part of the online application process.

TBS and SSSP students are expected to follow the process steps here. Students from other Schools need to consult their exchange coordinators.

• Full-Year Exchange students must register for 60 ECTS.
• Half -Year Exchange students must register for 30 ECTS.
• There may be certain module requirements for your degree.  For example, if you are a Business and Language student, the module choice should be taken in the relevant language. Students need to check the ‘Business Pre-requisites & 4^th Year Capstones’ lists posted on Blackboard cohort pages (BUU22100 and BUU33100).
• Students should also ensure that they meet all pre-requisites for their intended Senior Sophister Module Choice. For example, if you plan to take Advances in Marketing Theory and Practice (BUU44551) in your Senior Sophister year, you must choose a marketing module while on Junior Sophister Exchange. Please see the Handbook for all pre-requisites.

Assuming you are going away for the second half of the year (Hilary Term), you chose the options exactly as though you were not going away. If your exchange is for the first half of the year (Michaelmas Term), some modules might not be available, especially in Economics.  Again, you should consult your School Exchange coordinator.

Please note that the module code relevant to your query also determines which exchange coordinator you should contact. For example, queries relating to Economics modules should be directed to the Economics Exchange Coordinators, while queries relating to Business modules should be directed to the Business Exchange Coordinator.

This applies regardless of whether you are going on exchange through the Business School or the Economics Department.

TBS and SSSP students are expected to follow the process steps here. Students from other Schools need to consult their exchange coordinators.

TBS and SSSP students are expected to follow the process steps here. Students from other Schools need to consult their exchange coordinators.

TJH Study Abroad

For a list of Exchange University Partners with Trinity Business School, and their websites, please see here. 

A guide on grade conversion is available on the SSSP Outgoing page (under 'Step 6: Transcript'). Please bear in mind that this is just a guideline and other criteria such as the relevance of each module to your degree, and the level of the module taken, will also be considered in calculating your final grade for the year.