Final chance for Offaly students to enter scholarship awards worth €20,000

After 16 years awarding third level student scholarships, the Naughton Foundation Scholarship

scheme is issuing a final reminder to students from County Offaly that the 2023 closing date is fast

approaching and giving students a last opportunity to submit their entries. The Naughton

Scholarships are a scheme of scholarships to promote the study of engineering, science and

technology at third level by students in Ireland. Each year from February to May, Leaving Certificate

students can apply for a scholarship if they intend on studying science, computer science,

mathematics, engineering or technology at third level that year.

The closing date for receipt of application forms for The Naughton Foundation

Scholarship 2023 is Friday, June 30 at midnight. There will be one guaranteed scholarship for

each of the participating counties, 36 allocated in total.

The Naughton Foundation was established by Dr Martin and Carmel Naughton in 1994 and its goal is

to support worthwhile causes in the arts and education. In 2008 they decided to create the

scholarship programme to increase their support for Leaving Certificate students who would like to

study engineering, mathematics, science, computer science and technology at third level in Ireland.

Originally the scholarship programme only applied to students from counties Louth, Meath and

Monaghan however it has since expanded nationwide and students from all Counties in the Republic

of Ireland are eligible to apply.

Students are invited to apply if they are currently attending secondary schools in County Offaly, and

if they are studying two or more of the following subjects- physics, chemistry, biology, engineering,

mathematics, and applied mathematics.

Each Naughton Scholarship is valued at €20,000 so it is a contribution of €5,000 for each year of the

student’s third-level course for a student studying science, engineering, maths or technology in any

publicly funded university or third-level institution in Ireland, including Northern Ireland. The school

of each winner is also awarded €1,000. Applications must be submitted before, or on this date to be

considered eligible for the scholarship, this deadline will not be extended.

The 2023 application forms for The Naughton Foundation Scholarship Programme are available for

download and can be completed online on The Naughton Foundation website.

www.thenaughtonfoundation.com

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, June 30.