Naughton Fellowships

The Naughton Fellowship programme allows students with a background in, or aptitude for, STEM fields to experience international research and educational opportunities through a funded exchange programme involving the University of Notre Dame and some of Ireland’s leading research universities: Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University College Dublin, and University of Galway.

Irish undergraduates and Master’s students can attend the University of Notre Dame on the fellowship, while Notre Dame undergraduates and Master’s students can travel to Ireland to study and research topics as diverse as Structural Engineering to Marine Biology and Public Health to Data Science and Analytics. 

Research Experience for Undergraduate Students:

The Naughton Fellowship Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programme offers promising undergraduate researchers in the STEM disciplines the chance to engage in global research opportunities

Successful applicants from Ireland will work side-by-side with faculty and graduate students at the University of Notre Dame, collaboratively solving problems and making an impact on the research in question. 

Undergraduates from Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University College Dublin can apply to this programme which lasts approximately 10 weeks over summer. Students will receive a generous stipend for travel and living expenses.

For information on how to apply, see here.

ESTEEM Programme for Masters Students:

The Naughton Fellowship offers a valuable opportunity for graduate students pursuing a Master's degree to spend a year abroad studying on the ESTEEM programme at the University of Notre Dame in the United States. The ESTEEM programme, aimed at future leaders in the STEM field, immerses a student in a year of graduate-level study of innovation, entrepreneurship, and general business, designed to augment and make more marketable a student's scientific, technical, and engineering skills.

Through the Naughton Fellowship, students earn a full tuition scholarship, a full health insurance subsidy for the sponsored student insurance plan, and a $17,000 USD stipend for living expenses. 

For information on how to apply, see here.

Naughton Scholarship for Leaving Certificate Students:

The Naughton Scholarship for Leaving Certificate students is a reward for exceptional students who would like to study in the STEM field at University. This programme was established in 2008 to promote the study of engineering, science and technology at third level in Ireland. Leaving Certificate students from any county in the Republic of Ireland are eligible to apply. The school of each winning student also receives a prize for the school's science labs. 

For information on how to apply, see here.