Three lucky students will each receive €3,000 towards their education cost up to a maximum of 4 years.
The Colm Church Scholarship is now closed.
Closing Date: Thursday 12th March 2026 at 5pm.
The Colm Church Scholarship Scheme is open to all members of the credit union who are planning to start their third level education in September 2026 or are already in third level education and will progress to their next year of study in September 2026.
We were blown away by the significant number of applications received, and the standards were incredibly high.
We have selected 10 finalists. Each of our finalists will receive an Apple Macbook Air Laptop to the value of €1,500 and 3 of our finalists will be chosen to receive €3,000 per annum to support their educational journey.
Hugh Connor
Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
Hugh is a secondary school student hoping to study Computing Science or Software Engineering in Ulster University.
Hugh has a keen interest computing and has attended several computing courses to solidifying his desire to study it further. Hugh and a team participated in Vex Robotics competition, where they placed second and won the award for best designed robot.
Liam Meharg
Tramore, Co Waterford
Liam is a secondary school student hoping to study Linguistics in Selwyn College, Cambridge.
Liam has had a keen interest in language from a very young age and hopes to go onto doing a doctorate in linguistics. Liam has gone on Erasmus trips to further his understanding of foreign languages. Only recently, he undertook lessons in Latin and Ancient Greek.
Shane Whelan
Lucan, Co Dublin
Shane is a third-year student in UCD studying Computer Science with Data Science and AI.
Shane is captaining the powertrain division of UCD Formula Student. They are working towards something that the team has never done before, they want to get their electric car driving and competing in Silverstone this July.
Eligibility
I am a member of St. Raphael’s Garda Credit Union at the time of application.
The duration of the planned/current course is three years or more.
The planned/current course is a full-time level 7 or higher, or equivalent.
You have not completed a third level course and are not applying as a mature student.
The completed application form including 2 referees
You have enclosed official examination results document.