Waterford IT is set to unveil a new scholarship fund at a CAO information evening tomorrow evening.
The WIT President’s CAO Scholarship Programme will be handed out to 5 students and will be worth up to €12,000.
A student from each of the colleges 5 disciplines will receive the scholarship.
WIT President Professor Willie Donnelly outlines who the scholarship is aimed at:
'The scholarship is open to anybody who feels they've made a contribution to their community.'
'That can be over a broad number of areas, such as their contribution to a club, a society or maybe helping the community itself.'
'It's really an opportunity for us to recognise those students and be able to reward them.'