Dundalk student awarded Intel Women in Technology Scholarship
Dundalk student Grainne Lynch has been awarded an Intel Women in Technology Scholarship.
The scholarship program aims to encourage a new generation of high-achieving women to take up the challenge of a career in science and technology and to empower them by fostering educational opportunities.
The program offers a monetary grant, valued at €3,000 per annum, as well as opportunities for work placements at the Intel Leixlip and Shannon campus’.
Each scholar is also assigned a mentor who is an Intel employee to assist and provide advice on managing their academic career.
The scholarship program has created a link between Intel and the academic network and a number of scholars have gone on to become Intel employees.
A spokesperson said:
“17 years ago Intel in Ireland launched its Women in Technology scholarship program for the first time.
“Since then, the program has gone from strength to strength and continues today to form an important part of our wider commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion at every level of our company and the broader industry.
“In recent years Intel Ireland has driven a unique approach to academic partnership through our Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) program.
“We work closely with our partners – Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, Technological University Dublin, University of Limerick and Maynooth University – as well as with other universities and Institutes of Technology across Ireland to share details of this initiative and identify suitable candidates for the scholarship program.
“This year scholarships were awarded by numerous business groups across Intel including Movidius, Manufacturing & Product Engineering, Corporate Services and Intel Shannon. This year we are also continuing to offer a ‘Women in Construction’ scholarship awarded by our Fab Construction Enterprise Team.”