REACH Programme

Applicants must:

• Have applied for a course in WIT by 1st February through the CAO 
• Attain the minimum entry requirements for the course applied for as outlined in the prospectus  AND
• Make an application to the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for a Higher Education grant and must be eligible for the Free Fees Initiative (see http://www.studentfinance.ie)
• Must be a student attending one of the secondary schools in the South East (see http://www.wit.ie/reach)

From those qualified Waterford Institute of Technology will then select the successful candidates based on their application forms and their school references.

If the list of eligible schools is not visible below click here to view

Information for Students

If you are interested in making an application for the Reach Programme and you are attending an eligible school, please contact your guidance counsellor or school principal.

Information for Schools:

• Applications for the Reach Programme are only accepted directly from guidance counsellors, school principals or the appropriate staff member in eligible schools

• Schools may seek the support of our additional programme partners (School Completion Programme and the Home School Liasion Programme) in identifying eligible applicants

• Application forms are restricted and all eligible schools will receive information via an email to their guidance counsellor on the 20-21 application process on or before the 31st of January 2020. If your school has not received this information after this date please email [email protected]

• Each school may submit a maximum of two applications for September 2020 entry

• The closing date for applications is the 27th of March 2020

• Applicants who apply for nursing programmes in WIT will be interviewed. Interview dates to be confirmed but they will take place during the month of May in 2020