Posted 23 October, 2024 Twelve students that chose University College Dublin to further their education apparitions have been named recipients of the prestigious Naughton Foundation Scholarship.
Supporting academic and innovative excellence in Irish students, the Naughton Foundation Scholarship guarantees each awardee ¤24,000 over the course of their degree - providing funding for each year of their undergraduate programme.
This year’s awards were presented by the founding patrons of the Naughton Foundation, Dr Martin Naughton and his wife Carmel, who were joined by An Taoiseach Simon Harris.
Since its establishment in 2008, Naughton Scholarships worth over ¤6 million have been awarded to more than 450 outstanding students.
Started in three counties in 2008, the scholarships expanded to become a nationwide scheme in 2016. There is one guaranteed scholarship for each participating county, with some counties awarded more than one.
UCD Naughton Foundation Scholars
Alex Gilcreest
Loreto College
Cavan
Engineering
Daria Kolomiychuk
Errigal College
Donegal
Biomedical Health and Life Sciences
Sharon Dolphin
Yeats College
Galway
Biomedical Health and Life Sciences
Vishal Tutte
Maynooth Post Primary School
Kildare
Computer Science
Sarah Daly
Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise
Laois
Science
Ella McNulty Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise Laois Biomedical Health and Life Sciences Eoghan Durkan St Muredach’s College Ballina Mayo Science Theo Staunton St Patrick’s Classical School Meath Engineering Anna Curry Sacred Heart School Tullamore Offaly Computer Science Ciara Ó Conalláin Ursuline College Sligo Engineering Aimee McMahon Presentation Secondary School Thurles Tipperary Science Sophia Martin Gaelcholáiste na Mara Wicklow Engineering The 12 UCD awardees are part of 37 exceptional Irish students awarded the third level scholarships to further their studies in the areas of engineering, science, technology, and maths.
Each prize winner’s former secondary school is also award ¤1,000 towards their science facilities.
Speaking about the growth and development of the programme over the past seventeen years, Dr Naughton expressed his and his wife’s delighted at the growth of the program and "the incredible community of alumni who are doing extraordinary work in education, research and industry at home and abroad".
"We are delighted to welcome a new cohort of wonderful young people to join this group and to support and encourage them in a small way with their undergraduate studies in Ireland.
"We firmly believe that these bright and engaging students who are passionate about their studies in the STEM areas will be Ireland’s leaders and wealth creators of the future."
By: David Kearns , Digital Journalist / Media Officer, UCD University Relations
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