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Student Awards & Scholarships

The University & School offers a large number of awards to students on entrance and throughout their academic studies based upon specific academic performance.

Student Scholarships

Entrance Scholarships

Each year the University awards a large number of Entrance Scholarship Awards to first year students based on their performance in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) examination.  

University Scholarship - Medicine

Scholarships may be awarded annually to two students with the best examination results in each of the stages of the Medicine MB BCh BAO degree programme.

University Scholarship – Biomedical Health & Life Science

Scholarships may be awarded annually to the student with the best examination results in each of the stages of the B.Sc in Biomedical Health & Life Science degree programme.

University Scholarship – Radiography

Scholarships may be awarded annually to the student with the best examination results in each of the stages of the B.Sc in Radiography degree programme.

Timothy H. McSweeney Medical Scholarship Fund

This fund is available to Medical students who are in financial distress and who need assistance to continue studying.

• Student Scholarships
  

  Entrance Scholarships

  Each year the University awards a large number of Entrance Scholarship Awards to first year students based on their performance in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) examination.  

  University Scholarship - Medicine Medals

  Scholarships may be awarded annually to two students with the best examination results in each of the stages of the Medicine MB BCh BAO degree programme.

  University Scholarship – Biomedical Health & Life Science Medals

  Scholarships may be awarded annually to the student with the best examination results in each of the stages of the B.Sc in Biomedical Health & Life Science degree programme.

  University Scholarship – Radiography Medals

  Scholarships may be awarded annually to the student with the best examination results in each of the stages of the B.Sc in Radiography degree programme.

  Timothy H. McSweeney Medical Scholarship Fund

  This fund is available to Medical students who are in financial distress and who need assistance to continue studying.

• Geoffrey J. Bourke Medal
  

  This medal, established by Dr Geoffrey J. Bourke, Professor of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology at the University (1966 - 1994), is awarded annually to the student who, having passed the examinations of Stage Six Medicine, attains First Place in the module Public Health Medicine, Epidemiology & International Health.

  2009/20010 Recipient	Not awarded
  2008/2009 Recipient	Not Awarded
  2007/2008 Recipient	Emily Harold
  2006/2007 Recipient	Emily Stenke

             

• Surgeon Hugh Boyle Kennedy Bequest
  

  The annual interest on the Surgeon Hugh Boyle Kennedy Bequest is awarded to the candidate who, having obtained Honours, also obtains the highest place in Surgery.

  2009/20010 Recipient	Laura Brown
  2008/2009 Recipient	Gerard Giblin
  2007/2008 Recipient	David Murphy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Catherine Gibbons

   
  UCD President, Dr Hugh Brady presents the Surgeon Hugh Boyle Kennedy Award to Medicine graduate, Dr Laura Brown –Gala Dinner 2010

• Catholic University Awards
  

  The accumulated assets of the Catholic University of Ireland have been made available by the trustees to the Governing Authority for the establishment of prizes to be known as Catholic University Medals and to be held in the University by students of the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. The trustees also award prizes out of the Molloy Bequest and the Ambrose Birmingham Medal.

• Catholic University Awards - Medical Medals
  

  Six Catholic University medals are awarded annually based on University examination results of students within the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Stages of the Medicine degree programme.

  Catholic University Awards	Stage 1 Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipients	Alanna K. Byrne, Eóin Young
  2007/2008 Recipients	Sean Croughan, Nuala McAuley
  2006/2007 Recipients	Alice C Brennan, Cullen Anthony & Ashleigh L Levendale

  Catholic University Awards	Stage 2 Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipients	Zoe Hutchinson
  2007/2008 Recipients	Cormac Kennedy, Lindy Romanovsky
  2006/2007 Recipient	Breanne Abbott

  Catholic University Awards	Stage 3 Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipients
  2008/2009 Recipients	David M. Brennan, Catherine M. Freeman
  2007/2008 Recipient	Dara Bracken-Clarke
  2006/2007 Recipient	Eoin Mulroy

  Catholic University Awards	Stage 4 Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Shaila Zaver
  2007/2008 Recipient	Eoin Mulroy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Thomas Paul Wall

  Catholic University Awards	Stage 5 Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Eoin Mulroy
  2007/2008 Recipient	Shane Mac An Tuile
  2006/2007 Recipient	Rebecca Heather Fry

  Catholic University Awards	Stage 6 Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Shane Mac An Tuile
  2007/2008 Recipients	Rebecca Fry & David Murphy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Catherine Gibbons

• Molloy Prizes
  

  Established to commemorate the Right Reverend Monsignor Molloy, Professor of Physics (1874 – 1906, Catholic University of Ireland), a proportion of the annual income of the Molloy Bequest Fund is devoted to providing prizes in Physics and Chemistry for students of the Medical School.

  Subject to any variation in the fund income, two prizes are typically awarded annually, one in Physics and one in Chemistry at the end of Stage One of the Medicine Degree Programme.

  The balance of the annual income from the Molloy Bequest Fund is applied to the maintenance and extension of the Molloy Collection of Physics Apparatus.

  Catholic University Awards	Molloy Prize in Physics
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Caitriona Kelly
  2007/2008 Recipient	Gerard Lambe
  2006/2007 Recipient	Kien Sin Lim

  Catholic University Awards	Molloy Prize in Chemistry
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Alanna K Byrne
  2007/2008 Recipient	Niall Nelligan
  2006/2007 Recipient	Denise Connolly

• Ambrose Birmingham Medal
  

  Prof Ambrose Birmingham was Dean and Professor of Anatomy at the Catholic University of Ireland Medical School from 1887 to 1905. Through his zeal and ability, the school was modernised and survived the long critical period from 1880 to 1909.  The Birmingham Medal is a token of the debt owed by the University for this contribution to the continuity of its traditions.  This fund has been greatly augmented by gifts from the Archbishops of Dublin. The medal is awarded on the results of a special examination in Anatomy held in March. Candidates must have successfully completed Semester One, Stage 3 of the Medicine Degree Programme.

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  Catholic University Awards	Ambrose Birmingham Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Anthony Cullen
  2007/2008 Recipients	Hugh Adler & Conal Corbally
  2006/2007 Recipient	Daniel Yu

• James B. Coakley Medal for Dissection
  

  This medal is awarded in appreciation of Prof James B. Coakley who was Professor of Anatomy from 1962 to 1988. This award was established in the Anatomy Division of the Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine.

  The medal is awarded annually for the best dissection of an assigned specimen during the academic year by a Medicine, Physiotherapy or Radiography student who has completed one year of Anatomy study.

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  Award:	James B. Coakley Medal for Dissection
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Ronan Doyle
  2007/2008 Recipient	Niamh O'Brien
  2006/2007 Recipient	Erol Dilli

  

• Dillon Memorial Prize
  

  The Dillon Memorial Prize in Pharmacology is awarded annually to the student who obtains honours and the highest combined marks in the Pharmacology components of Core Modules taken in Semester 2 Stage 3 and Semester 1 Stage 4 of the Medicine Degree Programme.

  Award :	Dillion Memorial Prize
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Xue Hui Liau
  2007/2008 Recipient	Eoin Mulroy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Thomas P Wall

• Fitzgerald Medal
  

  This medal was established to commemorate the FitzGerald Brothers – Oliver, Patrick and Gerald – who, having graduated with distinction from UCD’s Medical School, were subsequently outstanding as consultants and as teachers.

  The medal, which is presented approximately every five years, may be awarded to any clinician or research worker in the field of the medical sciences on the basis of significant contributions to human well-being in health or disease. These contributions will have been demonstrated by published material mainly originating in Ireland, as a geographical unit, or by ongoing research work.

  Award :	Fitzgerald Medal
  2009/2010	Prof Barry Bresnihan

• Henry Hutchinson Stewart Scholarships
  

  The Dr Henry Hutchinson Stewart Scholarships are awarded annually in the following subject areas:

  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Dentistry (Scholarship and Second Prize only)
  • Diagnostic Imaging (Scholarship and Second Prize only)
  • General Practice
  • Gynaecology & Obstetrics
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology
  • Physiotherapy (Scholarship and Second Prize only)
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health
  • Surgery

  The awards are based on the results of the Examinations in those subjects in the Schools of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Constituent NUI Universities and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

  The recipients of the Scholarship and Medals in each subject are determined by an Extern Examiner, who considers selected examination material of the students nominated by each of the Constituent Universities and Recognised Colleges concerned. In certain subjects, students are nominated by their University/College to sit an essay-based examination on the outcome of which the awards will be made. Students in the Schools of Medicine and Health Sciences in each of the Constituent Universities, and RCSI are automatically eligible for consideration for these Scholarships. There are no special application procedures or entry requirements.

  2008/2009 Recipients - Adrienne Schofield, Michelle Healy

  2007/2008 Recipients - Christine Carroll, Alison Murphy

  2006/2007 Recipients - Catherine Kinsella, Claire Grainger

• Dr John F. Keenan Research Scholarship
  

  A one year travelling research scholarship in honour of Dr John F Keenan is awarded out of the Keenan Fund as often as funds permit.  Candidates must have obtained honours in at least one of the medical examinations of the curriculum or have obtained honours marks in Medicine, Surgery or Obstetrics in the Final Medical Examination and must have pursued their whole undergraduate courses in University College Dublin. Candidates must have qualified within the seven years previous to the award. Under the terms of the bequest, the scholarship is limited to Irish citizens.

  Award :	Dr John F Keenan Research Scholarship

• Kirwan Medal and Prize in Ophthalmology
  

  This award has been established from a fund donated by Mrs Mary Kirwan in memory of her husband, Lt. Col. E.W. O'G. Kirwan, one of the first medical graduates of the University. The medal and prize (approximate value: €445) will be awarded on the results of the Ophthalmology component of the Stage 4 Module, Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, combined with a special scholarship paper in Ophthalmology, taken prior to the clinical and oral examinations. A candidate must receive an award of honours to be eligible for the medal and prize. Candidates should enter for this award when entering Stage 4 Medicine.

  Award :	Kirwan Medal and Prize in Ophthalmology
  2009/20010 Recipient	TBC
  2008/2009 Recipient	Sarah Ryan
  2007/2008 Recipient	Marguerite Carter
  2006/2007 Recipient	Catherine Gibbons

• The Brian McGovern Perpetual Medal Award
  

  This medal was established by his classmates and other colleagues in University College Dublin to commemorate Dr Brian McGovern (1955-2003). It is awarded annually to the student who obtains the highest total marks in the modules of Medicine I and Medicine II

  Award :	Brian McGovern Perpetual Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient	Laura Brown, Eoin Mulroy, Conor Fearon
  2008/2009 Recipient	Eoin Mulroy
  2007/2008 Recipient	Shane Mac An Tuile
  2006/2007 Recipient	David Murphy

• John McGrath Memorial Prizes
  

  John McGrath Memorial Prize in Pathology and John McGrath Memorial Prize in Legal Medicine were established by the late Mrs Margaret McGrath in memory of her husband, the late Professor John McGrath.

  John McGrath Memorial Prize in Pathology

  The John McGrath Memorial Prize in Pathology is awarded each year to the student who obtains the highest combined marks in Pathology components of Core Modules taken at the end of Semesters 2 Stage 3 and Semester 1 Stage 4 of the Medicine Degree Programme provided that:

  (i)     All component Core Modules of each Stage are passed together at the same time;

  (ii)    The student is presenting for the examination for the first time.

  Award :	John McGrath Memorial Prize in Pathology
  2009 Recipient	To be announced shortly
  2008 Recipients	Shaila Zaver & Catherine R. Rowan
  2007 Recipient	Laura Brown

  John McGrath Memorial Prize in Forensic & Legal Medicine

  The John McGrath Memorial Prize in Forensic & Legal Medicine may be awarded each year to the student who obtains the highest marks in Forensic & Legal Medicine at the University Examination in Stage 5 of Medicine provided that:

  (i)     A minimum of an A- is reached in the module Forensic & Legal Medicine;

  (ii)    The other core modules of the Stage are also passed at the same time;

  (iii)   The student is presenting for the examination for the first time.

  Award :	John McGrath Memorial Prize in Forensic & Legal Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Marguerite Carter
  2007/2008 Recipient	Laura J. Williams
  2006/2007 Recipient	Conor Grant

• Sean Malone Medal in Psychiatry
  

  The medal and prize are awarded to the candidate who obtains honours and first place in the module Psychiatry in the Final Medical Examination.

  Award :	Sean Malone Medal in Psychiatry
  2009/20010 Recipient	Margaret Lee
  2008/2009 Recipient	Adrian McArdle
  2007/2008 Recipients	Irene Timoney & Zita Galvin
  2006/2007 Recipient	Helen Mohan

  
    
  UCD President, Dr Hugh Brady presents the Sean Malone Medal in Psychiatry to Medicine graduate, Dr  –Gala Dinner 2010

• D.K. O'Donovan Medal in Medicine
  

  This medal is awarded to the candidate who has obtained honours in the whole Final University Examination in Medicine and has gained the highest total marks in the Medicine modules with at least 65% of the total marks allotted to that module.

  Award :	D.K. O'Donovan Medal in Medicine
  2009/20010 Recipient	Laura Brown
  2008/2009 Recipient	Shane Mac An Tuile
  2007/2008 Recipients	Rebecca Fry
  2006/2007 Recipient	Catherine Gibbons

• The 1941 Medal
  

  This medal was presented by members of the class which graduated in 1941. It is awarded annually to the candidate with the highest total marks in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Psychiatry, who has been awarded the MB, BCh, BAO degrees with honours.

  Award :	The 1941 Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient	Laura Brown
  2008/2009 Recipient	Shane Mac An Tuile
  2007/2008 Recipients	Rebecca Fry & David Murphy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Catherine Gibbons

  
  UCD President, Dr Hugh Brady presents the 1941 Medal and the DK O’Donovan Medal to Medicine graduate, Dr LauraBrown –Gala Dinner 2010

An extensive array of scholarships and awards are available to successful undergraduate and graduate radiography students.  These include:

• Kodak Ireland MSc Award
  

  The Kodak Ireland MSc Award is offered to the student proceeding from a Higher Diploma in Diagnostic Imaging to a Second Year MSc (Radiography) programme who has submitted the best thesis proposal.

  Award :	Kodak Ireland MSc Award
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient
  2007/2008 Recipients
  2006/2007 Recipient

• O'Farrell Medal
  

  This medal has been established in memory of the late Dr O'Farrell by his widow. Dr O'Farrell was a radiologist who had a major role in initiating radiography education in Ireland. It is awarded to the candidate who, having passed the stage 4 examinations as a whole, achieves the highest grade for the project presented as part of the degree examination in Radiography.

  Award :	O’Farrell Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Sarah Cronin
  2007/2008 Recipients	Naomi Galvin
  2006/2007 Recipient	Phillip Ryan

• Philips Medal
  

  This medal and prize of €350, endowed by Philips Electronics Ireland Ltd., is awarded to the candidate who obtains overall first place in the final degree GPA which combines stages 3 and 4 of the Radiography programme, provided that an aggregate honours GPA greater than or equal to 3.4 is obtained.     

  Award :	Philips Medal & Prize
  2009/2010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient
  2007/2008 Recipients	Sarah Ruddy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Karen Purcell

• Siemens Medal
  

  This medal and prize, endowed by Siemens, is awarded to the candidate who, having passed the stage 3 examinations as a whole, achieves the highest aggregate GPA for Technology of Radiography modules in stage 2 and stage 3.

  Award :	Siemens Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Breda Fenton
  2007/2008 Recipients	Mary Randles
  2006/2007 Recipient	Sarah Ruddy

• GE Healthcare Awards
  

  The GE Healthcare Award is made to the student who receives the highest overall GPA on each of the MSc programmes for Computed Tomography, Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radionuclide Imaging and the Graduate Certificate programme for Breast Imaging.

  Award :	GE Healthcare Award – Radionuclide
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Programme did not run in 2008/2009
  2007/2008 Recipients	HDip Radionuclide Imaging
  2006/2007 Recipient	Joseph Chinedu Nwodo, HDip Radionuclide Imaging

  Award :	GE Healthcare Award – Ultrasound
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Caroline Gallagher, MSc Ultrasound
  2007/2008 Recipients	HDip Ultrasound
  2006/2007 Recipient	Audrey Nagle,  HDip Ultrasound

  Award :	GE Healthcare Award – Computed Tomography
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Lynda Magee, MSc Computed Tomography
  2007/2008 Recipients	HDip Computed Tomography
  2006/2007 Recipient	Pamela Doyle, HDip Computed Tomography

  Award :	GE Healthcare Award – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Melanie Jackson, MSc Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  2007/2008 Recipients	HDip Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  2006/2007 Recipient	Helena Frawley, HDip Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  Award :	GE Healthcare Award – Mammography
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Anne Leen, Grad Cert Mammography
  2007/2008 Recipients	Sophia Quigley, Grad Cert Breast Imaging
  2006/2007 Recipient	Grad Cert Breast Imaging

• Olive Fleming Memorial Award
  

  The Olive Fleming Memorial Award by the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy is given for Best Practical Student in the Graduating Class as nominated by the clinical departments. Two students are nominated from each of the Dublin sites and one from each of the regional sites by the Clinical Practice Tutor in each centre.  From this group of students the overall stage 4 clinical grades awarded is reviewed at the end of the Programme and the student with the highest overall Clinical Practice grade for stage 4 will be the recipient of the medal.

  Award :	Olive Fleming Memorial Award
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Siobhan Stanbrook
  2007/2008 Recipients	Sarah Ruddy
  2006/2007 Recipient	Louise Pearman

• Kate Matthews Medal
  

  The medal is awarded annually for the best original article accepted for publication in an international peer-reviewed journal arising from a Stage 4 radiography project. The publication must be accepted within 18 months of graduation.  The Medal is awarded in appreciation of the efforts by current staff member and former Head of School, Kate Matthews to promote increased research activity within the Diagnostic Imaging Section.

  Award :	Kate Matthews Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Stephen McNulty
  2007/2008 Recipients	Louise Pearman
  2006/2007 Recipient	Cherrie Wade

• Deirdre Conroy Medal
  

  This medal was established in 2009 by the Diagnostic Imaging Section in memory of the late Deirdre Conroy. Deirdre was a stage 3 Radiography student who had a major role the UCD Kayaking Club and was a leading student representative for her fellow stage 3 Radiography students and for the Erasmus Radiography Programme. It is awarded for the best presentation by a radiography student following their visit to a foreign country under the Erasmus scheme.  The presentation would describe the educational and cultural activities he or she experienced whilst abroad. 

  Award :	Deirdre Conroy Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Mary Randles

• Summer Student Research Award (SSRA) Gold Medal
  

  This Medal is awarded annually at the SSRA Student Research Symposium in the October of each Year. The Summer Student Research Award (SSRA) Scheme is an undergraduate research initiative to support and showcase Undergraduate Research affiliated with the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science.  Each year our students are competitively selected based on academic record and interview for selection as an SSRA undergraduate researcher. These research projects led UCD and UCD-affiliated investigators are financially supported by the School.  In most cases, the SSRA scheme gives our students there first experience with either laboratory or clinical based research which takes place over an 8-week period during the summer months.  On completion of the projects, SSRA students are competitively adjudicated following oral presentation of their work for the SSRA Gold Medal.

  

  2009 Summer Student Research Awards

  Back row from Left to right; Dr. Marion Rowland, Mr. Terence Cosgrove, Dr. Yvonne O’Meara, Prof. Bill Powderly, Prof. Michael Keane.

  Front row from Left to right; Dr Amanda McCann, Mr Brian McEllistrem, Mr Niall Nelligan, Mr Brendan Kelly.

  Award :	Summer Student Research Gold Medal
  2009/20010 Recipient
  2008/2009 Recipient	Niall Nelligan
  2007/2008 Recipients	Michelle O'Mahony
  2006/2007 Recipient	Hiew Pei Hwa

• Medicine Student of the Year
  

  Each year the final year students from Medicine nominate their colleagues for the Medicine Student of the Year Award.  The Award is presented at the Annual Medicine Gala Dinner.

  Students are nominated based on their integrity and strength of character, their academic achievement and their overall contribution to the social, cultural and sporting life of the class and of the college.

  The 2009/2010 Medicine Student of the Year is Dr Joseph McGrane. 

  

  President MGA, Dr Jane Dolan presenting the Medicine Student of the Year Award to Dr John McGrane- Gala Dinner 2010

  Past Winners, Medicine Student of the Year

  2008/2009	Dr. Prateek Shukla
  2007/2008	Dr. Margaret Rush
  2006/2007	Dr. Niamh McGrath
  2005/2006	Dr. Wen Yuan Chung
  2004/2005	Dr. Aileen McCabe
  2003/2004	Dr. Ashling Hogan

  
  President MGA, Dr Ted Murphy presenting the Medicine Student of the Year Award to Dr Wen-Yuan Chung - Gala Dinner 2006

   
  

  President MGA, Mr MK O’Donoghue presenting the Medicine Student of the Year Award to Dr Niamh McGrath - Gala Dinner 2007

  
  Medicine Student of the Year 2008 Dr Margaret Rush with (l) Mr Arthur O’Malley, Atlantic Bridge and (r) Prof W G Powderly, Dean of Medicine

  

  President MGA, Mr Bryan Lynch presenting the Medicine Student of the Year Award to Dr Prateek Shukla - Gala Dinner 2009