New Horizon Scholars School

Horizon Therapeutics plc Expands Commitment to Education Equity, STEAM Careers and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Adding Meharry Medical College as Horizon Scholars Partner

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today expanded its commitment to education equity, science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) careers and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through its Horizon Scholars program, which now includes a student at Meharry Medical College.

Key Points: 
  • Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today expanded its commitment to education equity, science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) careers and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through its Horizon Scholars program, which now includes a student at Meharry Medical College.
  • The Horizon Scholars program provides scholarships to cover student debt burden while simultaneously offering professional mentorship, peer networking and internships and job opportunities for students.
  • Horizons partnership with Meharry Medical College is the companys most recent expansion of its commitment to education equity and promoting diversity within our future generation of STEAM leaders.
  • Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the nations largest private, independent historically Black academic health sciences center dedicated to educating minority and other health professionals.

Horizon Therapeutics plc Provides Academic Scholarships to Help Economically Disadvantaged Students in Ireland Further Their STEM Education

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced $140,000 in scholarships to help economically disadvantaged students from Trinity College Dublin and Waterford Institute of Technology cover their non-tuition expenses.

Key Points: 
  • Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced $140,000 in scholarships to help economically disadvantaged students from Trinity College Dublin and Waterford Institute of Technology cover their non-tuition expenses.
  • We also offer students mentoring from our employees and real-world experience through potential internship and post-graduate employment opportunities at Horizon.
  • The Horizon Scholars program was initiated in 2019 to help talented, economically disadvantaged students by providing full scholarships, or covering the gap between a students financial aid and their personal ability to pay for higher education.
  • This investment by Horizon provides these students with the opportunity to realize their academic ambitions at Waterford Institute of Technology."