Third-level scholarships launched for disadvantaged students
A new third-level scholarship is being launched to assist high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The bursary of €2,000 a year will replace the previous schemes abolished in last December's Budget.
Sixty students from DEIS schools who hold medical cards will receive the funding from this September based on their Leaving Cert results.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the scheme would be extended to cover a total of 350 college entrants in the coming years.
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