Since 1965, the Young Scientist Exhibition has helped nurture the talent of our future scientists and engineers. The relationship between Irish Universities and the Exhibition is a long one. The competition was originally founded by two UCD physics researchers, Rev. Dr. Tom Burke and Dr. Tony Scott, who were inspired by the idea of science fairs while conducting research in the United States in the 1960’s and decided to tailor the idea for Ireland.
IUA’s 7 Universities are proud to sponsor the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (StripeYSTE) University scholarship scheme. These scholarships aims to encourage and reward participation by second-level school students in science and technology as well as to raise awareness of the importance of these areas in Irish education and society.
Since 2015, over 100 second-level students have been awarded entrance scholarships by IUA member universities.
IUA Stripe Young Scientist & Technologist Scholarships
The overall winner(s) of the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition will receive a €2,000 scholarship.
Additional scholarships, worth €1,000 each, are awarded to all winners of the senior individual and group categories, as follows:
- Biological and Ecological Sciences
- Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Technology
- Health and Wellbeing
The Universities also award scholarships for the Overall Group Runner Up (Senior Level) and the Overall Individual Runner Up (Senior Level). These scholarships are likewise worth €1000 for each student who chooses to attend one of the seven IUA universities.
In March 2023, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) joined the scholarship scheme, bringing the number of participating universities to eight.
*The scheme applies to NI and ROI students
**If a winning student is in 5th year, they can ‘bank’ the award until their CAO application in 6th year.