WIT Sports Scholarships
WIT Sports
Scholarships
Waterford Institute of Technology is looking to award sport scholarships
to suitable candidates for entry in September.
The WIT Sport Scholarship programme provides services and benefits to
all sport scholarship recipients in the following areas:
- Academic Mentoring
Support.
- Strength and Conditioning/
Injury Management.
- Sports Science
Support-access to nutrition, psychology etc.
- Technical Support.
- Financial support towards,
books, catering services, and secretarial services.
- Medical
- Gym Use – access to Fitness
Suite and Waterford Crystal leisure centre
Applying for a WIT Sports Scholarship
Any prospective or current WIT student can apply for a sports scholarship and have their application considered; a condition of receiving a scholarship is that the applicant must be on or accepted onto a full time course in WIT.
Once the Scholarship Committee has
received all of the applicant’s relevant information, the applicant is then
marked on their achievements in their particular sport. The applicant’s
commitment to their WIT Sports Club in their first few months in college is
also taken into account. First time Scholarships are generally awarded around
the end of November, however they can be awarded to exceptional athletes before
they receive their CAO results, but this is only in exceptional circumstances
and is dependent upon theapplicant being accepted on a full time WIT course.
Most Sport Scholarships are awarded at the Bronze level, with an opportunity for all recipients to move on to Silver and Gold levels. In exceptional circumstances Scholarships can be awarded at the Silver or Gold levels without the applicant having received the Bronze award.
Bronze:
Bronze Scholarships are open to all sports and are generally given to prospective and new students on entry to WIT. This sports scholarship is also available to students who have completed first year in college and have demonstrated above average potential and commitment to a WIT sports club.
The recipient will receive financial support in addition to the extensive support services in year one. Based on an assessment of their contribution to their sport/club after year one, the recipient will again receive more financial support in year two along with all the support services.
At the end of year two recipients can
apply to advance to the next level, which is a Silver Scholarship. Again, this
will be based on their contribution to their sport and the WIT club. If
unsuccessful, the student can stay in the Scholarship Programme and still
access all support services, which are quite substantial, but will not receive
any additional financial funding. After year 3, the student can reapply for a
Silver Scholarship.
Silver:
Students can apply for a Silver
Scholarship at the start of their 3rd year in college. These students will
generally have received a Bronze scholarship, but will also be made
available to students who have excelled in their sport in their two years in
college, but were not on the Scholarship Programme.
Students receiving Silver scholarships
will have demonstrated their potential & commitment to their sport and the
WIT club and will be competing at a high level. The recipient will receive
financial support in addition to all of the support services available within
the scholarship programme.
Gold:
Students can apply for a Gold
Scholarship at the start of their 4th year in college. These students will
generally have received a Silver level scholarship, but will also be made
available to students who have excelled in their sport in their three years in
college, but are not in the Scholarship Programme.
Students receiving Gold scholarships
will have demonstrated their potential & commitment to their sport and WIT
club and should have the potential to compete at an even higher level. The
recipient will receive financial support in addition to all of the support
services available within the scholarship programme.
Support Services
The WIT Athletic Performance Coordinator will meet all scholarship students on an individual basis as least once
a month in relation to their academic studies and their general scholarship
duties. Based on the outcome of these meetings, intervention strategies such as
academic supports can be put in place if the student is struggling
academically.
All students on the Scholarship scheme
will have free access to the WIT Fitness Suite and the Waterford Crystal Gym,
Pool, Steam and Sauna areas. The scholarship student will also have access to a
suitably qualified person who will devise strength and conditioning programmes
relevant to their particular Sport.
As part of the Scholarship support services all Scholarship recipients can avail of nutritional advice from our nutritionist and can also access our Sports Psychologist who will discuss issues such as time management, goal setting, lifestyle advice etc.
Technical Support
The Sport and Recreation Office will ensure that all of our scholarship recipients benefit from a level of coaching specific to their needs. Ideally this will come through the club coaching structure within the Institute, however, in sports where this was not possible the scholarship package will provide some specialist individual coaching. Examples would include high achieving individuals in specific sports such as Sailing, Golf or Equestrian, who could avail of funding towards a specific training weekend.
Medical
All Scholarship recipients will have free access to the medical centre on campus which includes Doctors visits.
Athletic Performance
Module
All 1st year sport scholarship students gain a place on the athletic performance module. The athletic performance module provides the student with the necessary skills to enhance their athletic potential while attending college and pursuing their academic programme. Following the completion of the module, participants will be leaders in WIT within their respective sports and at the forefront of their respective sports at a national level. The athletic performance module provides students with the relevant tools to enable them to balance their sporting and academic commitments and achieve excellence in each.
Other sport specific
scholarships available at Waterford IT
GAA Scholarships Munster Council part fund a number of GAA Scholarships, application forms for these are available through the WIT GAA Office or from the Clubs & Societies Office, these scholarships have specific conditions attached to them. For further information, visit the Munster Council Website at http://munster.gaa.ie/clubs/munster_gaa_bursaries/
Eligibility
In order to apply for a WIT Sport Scholarship, Student Athletes must
fulfil the eligibility outlined beneath:
· Sport Scholarship applications will be considered from students currently studying in WIT and from potential students. Prospective sport scholarship students must meet WIT admission requirements through the CAO system and must enrol on a programme of academic study within WIT. Students applying for a WIT sport scholarship who currently are enrolled in WIT must display academic progression and maintain a satisfactory academic record throughout their time studying in WIT.
· Athletes participating in sports recognised by the Irish Sports Council shall be considered for WIT sport scholarships. For further information, please contact the Irish sports council on www.irishsportcouncil.ie or tel: 01 8608800
· Prospective sport scholarship students must compete International, National, Inter-provincial, Inter-County and/or Senior Club level within their respective sports
· Sport scholarship athletes must sustain an suitable level of commitment to their particular sporting club, within training and intervarsity’s.
· Sport scholarship students must also contribute appropriately to the
administration, coaching, promotion and development of their respective
sporting club
Meeting the above criteria does not mean automatic acceptance to the WIT
sport scholarship programme. The sport scholarship selection panel will
consider the applicants current level of performance, potential in their sport
and feasible contribution to sport within WIT.
You can apply for all of the above scholarships using the
“WIT Sport Scholarship Application Form”. To be considered, please print the
attached WIT Sport Scholarship Application Form, complete and return to:
Thomas Mc Cabe, Athletic Performance
Coordinator, Waterford Institute of Technology, Cork Road, Waterford
email:
tmccabe@wit.ie
Phone: 051-834132
WIT Sport Scholarship Application Form
(PDF, 257KB)
Sport & Recreation
Clubs and Societies Recognition Awards
The WIT Clubs and Societies Recognition
Award is an award for members of clubs/societies who have made a positive
contribution to their club/society during their time here in Waterford
Institute of Technology. They are generally given to students who have not
received a Sports Scholarship but who have shown an outstanding level of
commitment and have represented their club/society with distinction.
This contribution is classified in
terms of the following: Administration Work, Coaching and Sports
Performance for their particular Club or Society.
How to Apply:
The Clubs and Societies Recognition
Award application form can be obtained from either the Clubs & Societies
Office or the WIT GAA Office. Closing date for application is 5.30 pm March 31st
each year.
The awards are presented at the WIT Awards Ceremony in April.
