Carlow students awarded for academic excellence at Scholarship awards

Five students from Carlow were recognised for their academic excellence last week at the
Carlow College Scholarship Awards Ceremony.

The students were among 21 scholarships awarded in recognition of their academic
achievements both for first year and continuing students. Students receiving scholarships
were from Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Kildare, Waterford, Cork and Donegal.

First year student, Caitlin Watson, who attended St Leo’s College, received an Academic
Achievement Entrance Scholarship for the BA (Hons) in Psychology, along with Graham
Chapple and Diarmuid Commins both of Graiguecullen, who received the Mature Student
Entrance Scholarship for the BA (Hons) in Psychology and BA in Applied Social Studies
(Professional Social Care), respectively.

Progression scholarships were also awarded to Aoife Lanigan, second year BA (Hons) in
Psychology, Shannon Whittle, second year BA in Applied Social Studies (Professional
Social Care) and Inga Daskeviciene, fourth year in BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies
(Professional Social Care).

Scholarships are awarded for the first year student who achieves the highest CAO points
for each undergraduate course, or in the case of mature students, the student who
achieves the highest semester one results in their first year. In addition, progression
scholarships are awarded for the highest achieving students for each programme
progressing to the next year.

Awardees received a certificate and a cash scholarship worth €500.
The Scholarship Awards were presented by Carlow College President, Fr Conn Ó
Maoldhomhnaigh and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, Dr Thomas
McGrath at a ceremony in the College on Wednesday, 20 th March.

In congratulating students, Dr McGrath said “Carlow College, St. Patrick’s is delighted to
make these scholarship awards to our well deserving students and to recognise their hard
work and dedication to their studies”.

Late applications are still being accepted for undergraduate programmes commencing in
September 2024. CAO late applications close on 1 st May 2024. To find out more, visit
carlowcollege.ie/cao