WIT launches first-ever esport scholarship in Ireland 

The scholarship will be available to new and existing students at WIT across five different games. Stock photo. 

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is the first third level institute in the country to launch an esports scholarship. 

With over 2.5 billion active gamers globally and over 70,000 esports players in the country, it is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.