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Spotlight on Mukilan Shanthi: Inaugural 2024 recipient of the Dr. Sheila Boland Scholarship in Public Health.

We are delighted to share the inspiring story of Mukilan Shanthi, the inaugural recipient of the ‘Dr. Sheila Boland Scholarship in Public Health‘. Reflecting…

UL Foundation Director awarded the prestigious Whitaker Award from the Irish Academy of Management.

Congratulations to our Director, Mr Aongus Hegarty, who received the prestigious Whitaker Award from the Irish Academy of Management (IAM) recently. The award is…

UL Alumni London Summer Social June 2024

UL Foundation’s Director of Development, Sarah Hartnett, joined Laura Ryan, UL’s Director of Marketing, Communications & Public Affairs and a large group of University…

University of Limerick Students Receive Awards Under Scholarship Programme Supported by BD Research Centre Ireland

At a special ceremony today, global medical technology company, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) through its BD Research Centre Ireland (RCI), awarded 10 scholarships…

Annual UL Scholarship Award Ceremony

Benefactors to the UL Foundation who have supported scholarships and bursaries for UL students were invited to a special award ceremony on campus today.…

New AerCap Women in Aviation Scholarship Awardee

We are delighted to announce that Roisin Philbey, a student in Aeronautical Engineering, is the recipient of this year’s AerCap Women in Aviation Scholarship.…

Launch of the 2023 Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus

We are delighted to announce that leading law firm, Matheson, has launched a new Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus for academic year 2023/’24 for…

Statement on the Passing of Former Director and Founding Chairman of the University of Limerick Foundation, Dr Charles F. Feeney

Directors and staff at the University of Limerick Foundation have been deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Charles F. Feeney. Chuck…

We are delighted to release our 2023 Impact Report.

There is much work to do and the Foundation looks forward to supporting
the work of the University and playing our part in the ongoing economic and social development of Limerick, the Mid-West and Ireland.

UL Foundation ESG Report 2023 is Released

We are delighted to have completed our inaugural ESG Report

University of Limerick welcomes advancement of proposal on plans for veterinary school

We are delighted to share the exciting news that UL’s proposal for a Veterinary School has been deemed viable by the HEA and will…

Embassy of France in Ireland and UL Foundation Scholarship Award Ceremony 2023

Three students on the Bachelor of Education in Languages programme at University of Limerick have been awarded a prestigious scholarship jointly funded by…

Matheson Awards Inaugural Scholarship in Law Plus

UL School of Law student Jack Canning has been named as the first recipient of the inaugural Matheson Scholarship in (LLB) Law Plus. Delivered…

Partnership approach is crucial to turn STEM challenges into opportunities for Limerick and Ireland

The Site Director at one of Ireland’s leading med-tech research facilities, BD’s Research Centre Ireland (RCI) in Limerick, Mr Sean Wall has said that…

Former UL Foundation Chairman, Solicitor, Businessman and Civic Leader, Michael Houlihan, receives Honorary Doctorate from UL

Former UL Foundation Chairman, Michael Houlihan, has received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Limerick in recognition of his contribution to…

UL Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition 2023 – Supporting & Championing Student Entrepreneurs

This year saw the launch of the UL Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition to motivate and support students to discover their entrepreneurial spirit…

UL Foundation in the US for St. Patrick’s week

UL Foundation CEO, Harvey Duthie, UL President, Kerstin Mey and Immersive Software Engineering Co-Directors, Professors Stephen Kinsella and Tiziana Margaria used this week to…

‘Giving while living’: Chuck Feeney’s ‘transformative impact’ on University of Limerick celebrated

Landmark naming of main UL thoroughfare as ‘Feeney Way’ to honour remarkable contribution A landmark celebrating the ‘transformative impact’ philanthropist Dr Chuck Feeney had…

UL Foundation and UL’s Kemmy Business School welcomed AIB’s CEO Dr Colin Hunt for an insightful guest lecture on The Future of Finance.

AIB CEO Dr Colin Hunt addressed a group of students, distinguished visitors and UL faculty including UL’s President Kerstin Mey and the Business School’s…

Watch the video of our 50forFifty scholarship celebratory lunch and hear from a selection of our donors

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Statement on the passing of former University of Limerick Chancellor Chief Justice John L. Murray

We are deeply saddened by news of the death of UL Chancellor Emeritus and former Chief Justice of Ireland John Murray. Mr Murray, a…

UL Founding Class of 1972 Present Cheque for €103,000 to Mark UL’s 50th Anniversary

A cheque for €103,000 has been presented to the UL President Professor Kerstin Mey by graduates of the Founding Class of UL at a…

UL Foundation Exceeds €1 Million in Support of Anniversary Scholarships

To mark UL’s 50th anniversary year, funds in excess of €1 Million have been raised by the University of Limerick Foundation in support of…

Tech Innovator Qualcomm Supports Digital Design Lab at UL

The world’s leading wireless tech company, Qualcomm, has made a generous donation of $25,000 in support of a Digital Design education at the University…

UL Foundation recognise the Glucksman contribution to UL

The Board of UL Foundation Board commissioned Colin Davidson to create a piece of Art to celebrate the contributions made by Dr. Loretta Brennan…

Launch of the Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus at UL

One of Ireland’s leading law firms, Matheson, has established a new scholarship in association with UL’s School of Law and the UL Foundation as…

A landmark year for philanthropy

UL Foundation is receiving more six and seven-figure gifts, from a greater number of supporters, than ever before.

New Global Fellowships programme to transform computer science education and research

The University of Limerick (UL) today announced the launch of a new Global Fellowships programme as part of its BSc/MSc in Immersive Software Engineering…

UL Foundation says thank you

Thank you to everyone who supported our work this year. UL Foundation is receiving more six and seven figure gifts, from a greater number…

New Fiserv Scholarship in Computer Science is Announced for UL Students

A new scholarship for Computer Science students has been announced at the University of Limerick (UL). The Fiserv ‘’Emerging Talent Scholarship” will offer a…

ICON establishes university scholarship programme to provide increased opportunities for underrepresented groups to study STEM-related courses

ICON plc, a global provider of drug and device development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and government organisations, today announces that it…

Donation funds new video to showcase UL’s Past, Present and Future

Thanks to a generous donation, UL Foundation has funded a new video to showcase UL’s Past, Present and Future. Celebrating the start of UL’s…

Partnership approach is crucial to turn STEM challenges into opportunities for Limerick and Ireland

The Site Director at one of Ireland’s med-tech research facilities, BD’s Research Centre Ireland (RCI) in Limerick, has said that the growing demand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based skills in Ireland can be met only through enhancing the public-private approach.

Analog Devices and University of Limerick Acknowledge Scholarship Students

Scholarships Honor Company’s Late CTO A special presentation to acknowledge a scholarship program established in honor of Analog Devices’ late Chief Technology Officer, Peter…

Donors and Students Recognised at UL Scholarship Event

A number of UL Foundation donors who support scholarships were recognised at a special lunch on the University campus on 3rd March. UL President…

UL Ambassador Peter O’Mahony introduces our 50ForFifty Scholarships Programme

2022 is a huge year for the University of Limerick. It will mark our first fifty years. To celebrate, UL Foundation is seeking to…

RTE News showcases UL’s new Immersive Software Engineering Programme

Stripe’s John Collison joined UL’s President, Professor Kerstin Mey, ISE course co-directors, Professor’s Tiziana Margaria and Stephen Kinsella, and others at UL this week.…

2021 was huge year for ISE, and 2022 is even more important

As we look to the year ahead, we want to take a moment to say thank you to all our Immersive Software Engineering supporters.…

Generous Alumnus Funds Equipment Purchase for UL’s Department of Chemical Sciences

Thanks to a generous donation from a University of Limerick graduate, the Department of Chemical Sciences has been able to purchase a fantastic new…

UL Foundation one of Rethink Ireland’s Impact Fund for Munster 2024 Awardees

We’re proud to announce that the ‘Tomorrow’s University’ project, led by the Centre for Sustainable Futures & Innovation (CSFI) at the University of Limerick,…

Love Actually Charity Scholarships

Love Actually Charity (LAC) is a Dublin based charity dedicated to empowering children with special educational needs (SEN) through inclusive programs, online resources, and…

UL Benefactor Scholarship & Bursary Awards 2025

Benefactors of UL Foundation who supported scholarships and bursaries totaling €400,000 for UL students were invited to a special award ceremony on campus on…

Insight Scholarships Launch STEM Course Awards with Support from Google

The UL Foundation is proud to support a transformative new initiative for University of Limerick students—the Insight Scholarship STEM Course Awards, generously funded by Google and…

AerCap Scholarship awarded to UL Aeronautical Engineering Student

AerCap Holdings N.V. and the University of Limerick have announced that Sadhbh Brennan, an Aeronautical Engineering student at UL, has been awarded this year’s…

Fidelis award scholarships to eight exceptional UL students across Risk and Insurance, Business, and IT

A heartfelt congratulations to the eight outstanding UL students who have recently been awarded Fidelis Scholarships in the fields of Risk and Insurance, Business,…

UL students awarded Lidl German Language scholarship.

Huge congratulations to the most recent recipients of the Lidl German Language Scholarship at UL! The scholarship was open to 4th year students studying German…

Talented Civil Engineering Students recognised with the Arup Engineering Awards & the Arup Women in Engineering Scholarship.

Congratulations to University of Limerick Civil Engineering 2024 Arup awardees! A big thank you to Arup for their continued support and to Keith Greville, Timothy…