Griffith College and IAPI (Institute of Advertising Practitioners Ireland) have teamed up for a second year to launch a €10,000 bursary for DEIS schools. The bursary is designed to increase second level students’ awareness and access to creative facilities and courses.
In an attempt to raise awareness of creative courses and opportunities for students in disadvantaged schools, the bursary is paired with a number of experiential trips. This includes visits to partner sponsors’ headquarters at Core, Group M and more. To mark the launch of the bursary, previous recipients St Paul’s Secondary School attended the Headquarters of Zenith Media, part of Core Group with Griffith College and IAPI representatives.
IAPI’s Keith O’Connor said, “The Creative Bursary has become a key project for IAPI. We are delighted to be working with the team in Griffith once more. This initiative allows us to reach out to talented secondary students from all over the country and ensure they are aware of the possibilities open to them within the creative communications sector”.
Since its launch in 2018, five schools have received a share of the bursary. These include Coláiste Eoin Finglas, St Tiernan’s Balally, Kylemore College Ballyfermot and St Paul’s Secondary School Greenhills. The deadline for this year’s bursary is the 13th of March. For further information on how to apply please visit http://www.griffith.ie/creative-bursary.
Pictured are students’ of St Paul’s secondary school Greenhills with staff from Zenith Media and representatives from Griffith College and IAPI.
