The government of the Republic of Ireland has created an access fund worth 鈧5.7 million (拢5 million) to give 2,000 young people from under-represented groups a chance to attend higher education.
The money will be allocated to regional clusters of higher education institutions, which were聽invited to submit plans to the 糖心Vlog Authority setting out how they intended to improve access in their region over the next three years.
Groups targeted through the fund include聽students from socio-economic groups with low participation rates; first-time mature students; students with disabilities; part-time/flexible learners; and Irish Travellers. Ministers have also specified that at least 10 per cent of the places must go to single parents.
In announcing the initiative at the end of last month, higher education minister Mary Mitchell O鈥機onnor noted that it built on earlier programmes within the government鈥檚 Action Plan for Education, and that these together 鈥渉ave the potential to really help to break the cycle of disadvantage for many communities鈥.
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