The Naughton Scholarship at University College Cork 2024

Each year 36 students are awarded Naughton Scholarships. There is at least one winner from each County in the Republic of Ireland. The scholarship is intended as a reward and encouragement to exceptional students who would like to study in the STEM field (science, technology, engineering, and maths) at the University. The school of each winning student also receives a prize for the school's science labs.  

Eligibility Criteria :

All second-level students:

• Who has been attending a recognized school in the Republic of Ireland for at least two years immediately preceding the sitting of the Leaving Certificate examination?
• Who are sitting examinations in at least two of the following Leaving Certificate science and maths subjects - Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Agricultural Science, Technology and Design and Communication Graphics.
• Those who intend in the year immediately following their Leaving Certificate to pursue a full-time undergraduate program of three or more years duration in engineering, science, or technology-related courses, in any publicly funded university or third-level institution in Ireland, including Northern Ireland.

Value of the award:

€20,000 (€5,000 for each year of a four-year undergraduate degree) or €15,000 for a three-year degree.

Application Deadline: 28 June 2024