Two Limerick students receive Johnson and Johnson scholarship award
TWO STUDENTS from Limerick have received the Johnson & Johnson prestigious Women in STEM2D Undergraduate Award scholarship.
Nikola Stevankova from the Ballysimon Road and Zuzanna Reczuch from Castleconnell received the award which is in partnership with Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, headquartered at the University of Limerick.
Nikola and Zuzanna were among 16 students from the University of Limerick presented with the award.
The Award recognises outstanding female students in STEM2D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design.
Each recipient will receive a student award, industry mentoring and leadership training, along with the opportunity to attend career workshops
Plant leader, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Ireland John Lynch said: “On behalf of Johnson & Johnson, I would like to congratulate the University of Limerick recipients of the WiSTEM2D award for this academic year.
“I hope that they enjoy all the benefits that the programme has to offer in supporting their career development, from visits to our sites to see STEM in action, to the opportunity to engage with a Johnson & Johnson mentor,” Mr Lynch said.
The Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D programme fuels the development of the female STEM2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring girls and women at critical points in their educational experience and their careers, in STEM disciplines.
The Undergraduate programme was first introduced at the University of Limerick in 2016.
Since then, it has expanded to include University College Cork in 2018, the University of Galway in 2021, and Munster Technological University in 2022, supporting more than 400 female students over the last six years.
The awards ceremony was held at Johnson & Johnson Technology Services EMEA, Limerick.