Two Clare students get scholarship which pays for third level degrees
TWO LOCAL students have been awarded an All-Ireland Scholarship, which will cover the full duration of their undergraduate studies.
The 2022 leaving certificate students Lorraine O’Dea of Kilrush Community School, and Amy Heijerman of St. Anne’s Community College Killaloe will be honoured at the award ceremony on September 16 in University Concert Hall, University of Limerick (UL).
In attendance at the ceremony will be guest of honour and Limerick Senior Hurling Team Manager John Kiely, Minister for Further and Higher Education Niall Collins TD and Deputy Secretary, Skills and Education Group, Department for the Economy of Northern Ireland, Moira Doherty.
“1,348 successful graduates have emerged with primary degrees and are now either embarking on further studies or in the case of the majority, pursuing successful careers,” said Scholarship Sponsor, JP McManus.
“This figure demonstrates that the key objective, which is to provide financial support to many gifted young students so they may succeed during their third-level education, has worked.”
Continuing on by saying the students “drive and determination is admirable”, and that they should be “very proud”, JP McManus founded the scholarship which is now in its 15th year.
The third level educational scholarship is awarded to 125 students per year, with a minimum of two students from each of the 32 counties. The recipients must meet a further set of criteria, including attending a non-fee-paying school and be in receipt of a third level education maintenance grant.
To date, 1,674 scholarships have been awarded across the island of Ireland, of which 1,348 winners have already graduated from university and have embarked on successful careers.
The most popular courses chosen by the 2022 cohort of scholarship recipients include science, engineering, pharmacy, finance and medicine.