The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
A headstart for Killarney UCC business students
THE first recipients of the Monex Scholarship Program have been announced. Three Killarney students have each received funding to support their degree studies at UCC’s Cork University Business School (CUBS). CUBS is one of the largest business schools in Ireland with the greatest number of full-time undergraduate students.
The Monex Scholarship Program, launched in April this year by Kerry based Monex Financial Services, is designed to support college education expenses for successful applicants accepting a CUBS course.
Students can receive financial support of up to €3,000 per student.
The three Killarney secondary schools involved in the programme are; St Brendan’s College, St Brigid’s Presentation Secondary School and Killarney Community College which each played an important role by promoting the programme to its fifth and sixth year students and assisting with the scholarship evaluation process.
In his role as UCC Adjunct Professor, Monex CEO Frank Murphy, regularly engages with the CUBS faculty and student body. This involvement inspired the Scholarship Program concept. Frank, a BComm graduate of UCC, comments “The cost of supporting a student in college can be a major burden for families. We hope our Scholarship Program can assist to alleviate some financial concerns and allow the students to focus on their degree”.
“I was very impressed to meet the students and witness their determination and focus. They represent the positive attitude of young people. I’m sure they will be excellent ambassadors for the Monex Scholarship Program particularly in terms of organisation, work ethic and dedication. We hope to keep up to date with the students’ progress in liaison with the UCC team”
This year’s recipients were: Killarney Community College, Paul Brosnan, studying Accounting; St Brigid’s Killarney, Kayla McCarthy studying Accounting and St Brendan’s College, Cian O’Sullivan, studying Business Information Systems.