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.
