Students receive 2023 Three Ireland Connect to STEM Scholarships

Posted on: 06 December 2023

The five awardees, all first-year students at Trinity, are:

• Joy Aladejana, Chemical Sciences
• Riona Howlin Barman, Environmental Science and Engineering
• Rachel Berwick, Environmental Science and Engineering
• Sophie Moore, Physical Sciences
• Alvita Thomas, Engineering

The five, pictured below, make up the second set of recipients out of a total of 25 who will be awarded Three Ireland Connect to STEM scholarships for women at Trinity over five years (2022-2026).

Pictured from left to right are Mark Redmond, Chief People Officer, Three Ireland & UK; Scholars, Sophie Moore; Alvita Thomas; Joy Aladejanana; Riona Howlin Barman; Rachel Berwick; and Professor Sylvia Draper, Dean of the Faculty of STEM at Trinity.

Administered by the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Trinity Access and worth €20,000 each over a four-year undergraduate degree programme, the scholarship scheme aims to attract women in Ireland to study STEM subjects at Trinity. 

By working in partnership with Three Ireland, Trinity is creating the conditions for greater diversity and inclusion in the student population studying STEM undergraduate degree programmes, who will then have career opportunities in a wide variety of technology industries.

Applications were invited from first year students on selected courses in 2023/4 and recipients were chosen on the basis of a written application.

The successful students will also receive mentoring and other supports from Three Ireland.