Taoiseach awards Tipperary student with Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €24,000
A past pupil of Presentation Secondary School Thurles, Aimee McMahon was awarded the scholarship over the weekend.
Aimee McMahon from Tipperary was awarded the Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €24,000 at a ceremony in the Trinity Business School in Dublin on Saturday 12 October.
Taoiseach Simon Harris presented the award alongside the founding patrons of the Naughton Foundation, Dr. Martin Naughton and his wife Carmel.
The Tipperary student joined 37 exceptional Irish students who were awarded third level scholarships towards their studies in the areas of engineering, science, technology, and maths.
Aimee is a past pupil of Presentation Secondary School Thurles, Tipperary. The school was also awarded a prize of €1,000 towards the school’s science facilities for their support of their winning student.
Aimee has accepted a place at University College Dublin where she is studying science.
The Naughton Foundation Scholarships Awards support academic and innovative excellence in Irish students. The awards are seen as an investment in the future of Ireland's reputation as a country with outstanding graduates promoting the study of engineering, science, and technology at third level.
Since its establishment in 2008, Naughton Scholarships worth over €6 million have been awarded to more than 450 outstanding students.
The scholarships initially started in three counties and has since become a nationwide scheme in 2016.
For each participating county, one guaranteed scholarship of €24,000 is awarded. Some counties are awarded more than one scholarship and each scholarship is worth €6,000 for each year of a student’s three or four-year undergraduate degree.
Founder of the Naughton Foundation, Dr. Martin Naughton commented on the growth of the programme in the past seventeen years, saying: "Both Carmel and I are delighted by the growth of this program and the incredible community of alumni who are doing extraordinary work in education, research and industry at home and abroad.
"Today 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."