List of scholars of Trinity College Dublin

Schols is awarded to those who achieve a first class honours average in a set of challenging voluntary examinations, held in January the week before Hilary term begins, which test a student's ability to "consistently demonstrate exceptional knowledge and understanding of their subjects".

[1] Benefits include waived fees, a small salary, rooms in college, dining rights at Commons, Seanad voting privileges and a post-nominal title, "Sch.".

Many scholars have gone on to acclaim in a range of fields over the past five centuries, both in academia and the wider world.

[tone] Former scholars include two Nobel Prize winners, one head of state (Mary Robinson), several government ministers, an Academy Award nominee (Lenny Abrahamson), and nine Provosts of Trinity College Dublin itself.

In Sally Rooney's 2018 novel Normal People, set in Trinity, the two protagonists are elected scholars - Connell in English, and Marianne in History and Political Science.