The Liffey Trust is delighted to announce awardee Alan Donnelly (BSc Financial Mathematics & Economics, Year 1) as the recipient of The Dr. Séamus Mc Dermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship for The National University of Ireland, Galway.
The Liffey Trust provides yearly scholarships to undergraduate students from University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, and now, as of this year, the National University of Ireland, Galway. Founder, Séamus McDermott has had a life-long passion for supporting and encouraging entrepreneurs. Séamus founded the Liffey Trust in 1984 in order to incubate, mentor, and support entrepreneurs and community enterprises including the provision of office space.
The Dr. Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship at NUI Galway has been established with the primary purpose to promote the concepts of job creation, entrepreneurial development, and education for life, in the minds of undergraduate students commencing their studies at NUI Galway. Through the support of The Liffey Trust in honour of the incredible legacy of Dr. S McDermott’s hard work and dedication to supporting job creation, the scholarship will run for an initial 10-year period. First-year undergraduate students at NUI Galway can apply for a scholarship valued at up to €9,000 for the duration of their studies at the University. The scholarship will help to support students in NUI Galway’s newly launched student innovation and entrepreneurship hub, IdeasLab.
A huge congratulations to Alan, and to all the applicants!
We look forward to meeting more bright minds each year and are excited about our partnership with the National University of Ireland, Galway for many years to come.
L-R: Natalie Walsh (Director of Entrepreneurial Development at NUIG), Dr. Séamus McDermott (Founder of The Liffey Trust), Alan Donnelly (Scholarship Awardee), Hannah Fairchild, Aidan Corless (Chairman of The Liffey Trust), and Professor Jonathan Levy.
L-R: Professor Jonathan Levy, Dr. Séamus McDermott (Founder of The Liffey Trust), Alan Donnelly (Scholarship Awardee), Hannah Fairchild, Aidan Corless (Chairman of The Liffey Trust), and, Natalie Walsh (Director of Entrepreneurial Development at NUIG).