Top Longford student presented with prestigious scholarship by An Taoiseach Simon Harris

A Longford student has been awarded a prestigious scholarship worth €24,000 at a ceremony in the Trinity Business School, Dublin.

David Masterson was presented with his Naughton Foundation Scholarship on Saturday, October 12 by An Taoiseach Mr Simon Harris and the founding patrons of the Naughton Foundation, Dr Martin Naughton, and his wife Carmel.

A former student of Moyne Community School, David has accepted a place studying Engineering at University of Galway.
Moyne CS principal Des Cullen also attended last Saturday’s ceremony where winning students were presented with their awards and cheques.

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Supporting academic and innovative excellence in Irish students, the Naughton Foundation Scholarship Awards are an investment in the future of Ireland's reputation as a country with outstanding graduates promoting the study of engineering, science, and technology at third level.

David Masterson joined 37 exceptional Irish students who were awarded third level scholarships towards their studies in the areas of engineering, science, technology, and maths.

His former secondary school Moyne CS was also awarded a prize of €1,000 towards their school’s science facilities, for their support of their winning student.

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Since its establishment in 2008, Naughton Scholarships worth over €6 million have been awarded to more than 450 outstanding students.

The scheme started in three counties and has continued to expand annually to become a nationwide scheme in 2016.

There is one guaranteed scholarship (€24,000) for each participating county, with some counties awarded more than one scholarship and each scholarship is worth €6,000 for each year of a student’s three- or four-year undergraduate degree.

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Speaking about the growth and development of the programme over the past seventeen years, Dr Martin Naughton commented;

“Both Carmel and I are delighted by the growth of this programme and the incredible community of alumni who are doing extraordinary work in education, research and industry at home and abroad. Today we are delighted to welcome a new cohort of wonderful young people to join this group and to support and encourage them in a small way with their undergraduate studies in Ireland.

“We firmly believe that these bright and engaging students who are passionate about their studies in the STEM areas will be Ireland’s leaders and wealth creators of the future.”