Closing date approaching for 2018 Naughton Foundation Scholarships

The Naughton Foundation Scholarship scheme is reminding leaving cert students that the closing date for applications for this year’s scholarships is fast approaching. The closing date for receipt of application forms for The Naughton Foundation Scholarship is 5:30pm on Friday, 18th May 2018 and students from all 26 counties are eligible to apply. There will be one guaranteed scholarship for each of the 26 participating counties and five additional scholarships allocated. Students are invited to apply if they are currently attending secondary schools in County Mayo, and if they are studying two or more of the following subjects- physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics and applied mathematics. Aaron Hannon, St. Muredach’s College, Ballina was one of the 2017 recipients from County Mayo and is now studying Engineering at Trinity College. Michael Mitchell, St. Gerard’s College, Castlebar was also awarded a scholarship in 2017 and is now studying Nanoscience, Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials at Trinity College. Each Naughton Scholarship is valued at €20,000 i.e. €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. Full details on the Naughton Foundation Scholarship Programme and the 2018 application form are available for download and can be completed online on The Naughton Foundation website    

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