Alys, one of the inaugural winners of the Gareth Pierce bursary, says the opportunity to study part of your degree in Welsh allows students that attended bilingual schools to work in a more familiar environment
Alys, one of the inaugural winners of the Gareth Pierce bursary, says the opportunity to study part of your degree in Welsh allows students that attended bilingual schools to work in a more familiar environment A mathematics student from Cardiff University is one of three recipients of the inaugural Gareth Pierce bursary scheme. Alys Ffion Chisholm from Llanberis will receive £3,000 in memory of Gareth Pierce, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and former Chief Executive of WJEC, who died suddenly in July 2021. Alys said: "It's an honour to receive this new bursary in the name of Gareth Pierce, an important figure in Welsh-medium education in Wales. "I'm very grateful to the Coleg Cymraeg and the WJEC for the funding which will be very helpful and facilitate my time at university over the next few years." Alys has always attended Welsh medium schools but, coming from an English speaking household meant, she would usually complete work bilingually - something that she relished the opportunity of continuing as part of her degree in Mathematics at Cardiff University. Alys, who is in the First year of her degree, added: "To someone thinking of studying part of their degree in Welsh, I would say go for it. It opens up many more opportunities for you in university without closing any doors!" The Gareth Pierce bursary scheme was launched earlier this year by the WJEC in conjunction with the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and is offered to three undergraduate students studying at least a third of their Mathematics degree through the medium of Welsh.
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