Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna and his wife Julie have launched a new $300,000 scholarship fund.

The new Frank McKenna Computer Science Scholarship will be awarded annually to University of New Brunswick computer science students from James M. Hill Memorial High School, Miramichi Valley High School, and North and South Esk Regional High School.

McKenna grew up near Sussex, and practised law in Miramichi before entering politics. He served as premier from 1987 to 1997.