Huawei Ireland has announced a new €250,000 scholarship for Irish third-level science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students.
Ireland is the first western European country to be selected for the Chinese tech giant’s scholarship scheme.
Fifty top-performing students will be awarded €5,000 bursaries and will participate in Huawei’s “Seeds for the Future” programme, through which candidates will participate in an online event designed to improve understanding of the ICT industry and of Chinese culture.
Applications for the scholarship opened today.
Participating students will study different levels of basic and advanced courses exploring topics such as smart cities, AI, cloud computing and 5G.
This year’s cohort will also will be given the opportunity to experience virtual tours of Huawei’s campuses, the companies’ flagship store in central Shenzhen, as well as virtual tours of Chinese cities, learning Mandarin, calligraphy and an insight into modern Chinese businesses.
The 2021 programme will also see students take part in team exercises including Huawei’s newly created Tech4Good project, which challenges participants to examine how to leverage technology to address pressing social and environmental issues. Students will present their team projects to a panel of judges with the project contributing to their eligibility for the scholarships.
The programme will take place between October 18th to 26th, 2021, with the scholarships awarded to those who successfully complete the Seeds for the Future programme.
In a press statement, Luke McDonnell, the senior communications manager of Huawei Ireland, said: “Huawei is committed to investing in Ireland’s future ICT workforce and we see this scholarship programme as another way to help these students enhance their capabilities as they continue their STEM studies. Our Seeds for the Future programme has proven very successful and we look forward to welcoming more students to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this year.”
In July, Three Ireland partnered with Trinity to launch partnered with a new scholarship programme for female undergraduate STEM students.
Valued at €20,000 each over a four-year bachelor’s degree, 25 students will be awarded the Three Ireland Scholarship over the next five years.
The scholarships aim to attract women from Ireland and internationally to study undergraduate STEM courses at Trinity.
The company also announced two new fully-funded Access Teacher Fellowships.
The two Three Ireland Trinity Access Teacher Fellowships, each lasting three years and worth €75,000, will be funded by the telecommunications company as part of Trinity Access Pathways to STEM.
