A new scholarship programme for entrepreneurial students is being launched at NUI Galway this year.
The Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship will provide first year undergraduate students with up to €9,000 for the duration of their studies at NUIG.
The scholarship will help to support students in NUI Galway’s newly launched student innovation and entrepreneurship hub, IdeasLab.
It will also help to promote the concepts of job creation, entrepreneurial development and education for life for undergraduate students commencing their studies.
Funded through philanthropic support from the Liffey Trust, the programme will run for an initial period of 10 years.
The first students to receive the financial support will be chosen in March of this year.
President of NUI Galway, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, said: “We welcome our new partnership with the Liffey Trust.”
“A key strength of NUI Galway is our partnership with business, industry, government and civic society to nurture graduates that are civic, innovative and entrepreneurial.”
“The scholarship will sow the seeds to further enhance and support our vision for innovation, excellence and entrepreneurship in the region.”
The Liffey Trust was established more than 30 years ago and has been supporting entrepreneurs to establish and grow new businesses since then.
The NUIG scholarship is named in honour of the founder of the Liffey Trust, Galway native Séamus McDermott, in recognition of his contribution to entrepreneurship in Ireland.
Professor Michelle Millar, Dean of Students said “We are delighted to broaden our scholarship portfolio to include the Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship.”
“Our campus is filled with creative and innovative minds that this scholarship can make a real difference to.”
For further information on the scholarship contact ideaslab@nuigalway.ie, or submit an application at https://bit.ly/3u2r0Vk.
