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