Kildare students receive Carlow College scholarships
English & History student, Emma Gately from Barnhill, celebrates her Mature Achievement Award with parents, Tony and Amanda Gately
Two students from Castledermot were recognised for their academic excellence last week at the Carlow College Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
Mature Student Entrance Scholarships were awarded to Emma Gately, first-year BA (Hons) English & History and Sinead Dowling, first-year BA Applied Social Studies for getting the highest GPAs in their courses in semester one.
The students were among 19 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 Dublin.
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 Margaret Murphy at a recent ceremony.
Dr Murphy 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 2025. CAO late applications close on 1 May. To find out more, visit carlowcollege.ie/cao.
