Open up your
opportunities.

Our aim is to encourage students from
families living in Limerick City to enhance
their career opportunities by attending
third level colleges.

We are working to

  • Raise levels of career expectation and self-belief
  • Raise awareness of the routes to a secure future through education
  • Support and encouraging effort by students
  • Working with students’ parents and families to ensure a supportive pathway to educational achievement
  • Develop links with schools colleges and community agencies to provide the best possible outcomes for students

400+
undergraduates
supported

Our Stories
  • I don’t know if I can ever truly put into words how grateful I am to have been a part of the Engage programme. It gives students hope for their futures where they may otherwise have had none

    Claire O’Connor, 2016 Graduate, English and New Media, University of Limerick
  • Being part of Engage offers an extra dynamic to the third-level experience that simply cannot be found on campus, in which there is a real and honest acknowledgement of shared challenges and practical solutions in the company of people with similar backgrounds and understanding.

    Cindy Fogarty, Art & Design, School of Art & Design, Limerick Institute of Technology
  • Engage is the difference between me securing a career or working in an unskilled job. They provided the financial support and the study support I needed to succeed in college. For those in disadvantaged areas, Engage are the greatest support for securing a career.

    Jamie Shinners, BSc in Accounting, University College Cork
  • Without the help of the team at Engage, I don’t know if my first year at college would have gone as smoothly as it did. People who are not in or have never been to college fail to understand the struggles we face, but thankfully Engage have helped me very much. I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart.

    Lauren Cosgrave, Bachelor of Arts Degree, Mary Immaculate College
  • The term ‘disadvantaged’ does us a disservice. As a kid, it puts a bad idea in your head, that you can’t do the same things as other kids or that you’re not as valued. Even though you may have access to more resources because of various initiatives for ‘disadvantaged’ kids, the label is saying you’re not naturally able for more.

    Fiona McDonnell, Bachelor Drama and Theatre Studies, Trinity College Dublin