Bursary Awards

Naas Credit Union is committed to the young people of Naas, and since 2004 has been awarding an Annual Bursary to a local student to assist them with the expense of college life.

The Bursary Award consists of €2000 per student per academic year, up to 3 years.

6th year students of the following schools, are eligible to apply for the Bursary Award, provided they are attending full time 3rd level education.

  • St. Mary’s College, Naas
  • CBS, Naas
  • Pipers Hill Community College, Naas
  • Gaelscoil, Nas na Rí

Naas Credit Union selects the winning candidate based on:

  •  Community Involvement
  •  Involvement with School Activities
  •  Academic Achievement

Interested candidates can download the application form here. The completed application form should be returned to your year head as soon as possible. Your school will shortlist 2 applicants to go through to the final of the Bursary Competition.

Bursary Competition Rules

  1. Entry is open to anyone attending Secondary School and pursuing 3rd Level Education in the coming academic year.
  2. Entrants must be members of Naas Credit Union on or before July 1st 2013
  3. The judges’ decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into. The winners will be notified by letter.
  4. All supporting material is sent at the owners’ risk. All due care will be taken to return the material to the owner but no responsibility can be accepted for any loss or damage. 
  5. The successful applicant must be willing to commit to 4 hours voluntary work per month with Naas Credit Union.
  6. Children of Management, Staff, Directors, Supervisors of Naas Credit Union, are not eligible for the Bursary Award
  7. Evidence of enrolment to 3rd level institution will be required on an annual basis prior to the Bursary Award being issued.


1.     Entry is open to anyone attending Secondary School and pursuing 3rd Level Education in the coming academic year.

2.     Entrants must be members of Naas Credit Union on or before July 1st 2012

3.     The judges’ decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into. The winners will be notified by letter.

4.     All supporting material is sent at the owners’ risk. All due care will be taken to return the material to the owner but no responsibility can be accepted for any loss or damage. 

5.     The successful applicant must be willing to commit to 4 hours voluntary work per month with Naas Credit Union.

6.     Children of Management, Staff, Directors, Supervisors of Naas Credit Union, are not eligible for the Bursary Award

7.     Evidence of enrolment to 3rd level institution will be required on an annual basis prior to the Bursary Award being issued.

School Saving Scheme - Naas Credit Union

Naas Credit Union has partnered with a number of local schools to create savings schemes for pupils.The idea behind the schemes is to help children to develop an early savings habit, and to begin to establish a good history with their local credit union. Credit Unions were historically set up so that community members could work together financially for the benefit of all.  

As well as the obvious benefits for the pupils, there are benefits for the schools involved. Naas Credit Union has committed to making an annual donation (minimum €500 per school) based on a percentage of the funds saved by the pupils in the scheme.

The schools currently operating savings schemes are:

- Scoil Linbh Iosa, Ballycane 

- Kilashee Multi Denominational School

- Sallins National School

- Caragh National School

- Rathmore National School

- Scoil Bhride, Sallins Road, Naas

- Ballymore Eustace National School

If you would like your school to be involved, please contact Patricia Russell at Naas Credit Union for more information:

Phone: 045-879622         Or contact us via our website 

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Schools Quiz 2012

 

The Naas Credit Union schools quiz was held in Ballycane national school on Friday 3rd of February 2012. Congratulations to Two Mile House national school who swept the boards winning both the A and B catagories. The school also received a cheque for €500 from Naas Credit Union.

Pictured below are the two teams, with their Teacher and representatives from Naas Credit Union.

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Two-Mile-House NS, A and B teams who scooped both awards to win the Naas Credit Union Schools Quiz 2012, at Ballycane NS on Friday, 4th February, (front kneeling l-r) Ruarí Corrigan,  John McKeon, Adam Connelly, John Hennebry; (middle standing l-r) Alan Fennell, Jack Carroll, James McConnell, Thomas Grant, pictured with (back l-r) Naas Credit Union Director Tim Ryan, Teacher Ima O'Donovan, and Sean Murray Naas Credit Union General Manager.

The Two Mile House teams will go onto represent Naas Credit Union in the reginal finals to be held on Friday the 2nd of March. Best of luck to them.

 Also on the night, Parents got a chance to shine in the Parents quiz. Winner of the parents quiz Marguerite McCabe got all 5 questions correct and drawn from the hat.

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Marguerite McCabe, Haynestown,Naas, winner of the Parents Prize in the Naas Credit Union Schools Quiz 2012, at Ballycane NS on Friday evening, 4th February, receives her awards from Naas Credit Union Manager Sean Murray.

A very big crowd was in attendance and Naas Credit Union would like to thank all the schools who participated, the teachers for their help preparing the teams, the parents for supporting their students and finally the students for making it such a great evening.

The following schools participated:

Holy Child School, Ballycane

Rathmore National School

St Corbans National School

Mercey Convent National School

Kilashee National School

Caragh National School

Scoil Bhride, Kill

Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh

Two Mile House National School

St Laurences National School

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Youth

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Naas Credit Union is committed to serving the Community and places great importance on serving the Youth population. As well as running two national competitions the Credit Union schools quiz and poster competition, locally Naas Credit Union operates savings schemes in a number of primary schools. If you are interested in any of these events or schemes, please contact us through here.

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