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Grant for second undergraduate course?

  • 21-07-2008 2:06pm
    #1
    patrickoneill0
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    Hi guys,

    I am going back to college as a mature student, to do an undergraduate course in Primary teaching, and am already a graduate in Computer Science. I rang my local council and was informed that I would not be eligible for any sort of grant(before thresholds, etc... are looked at) because I am not doing "further education" as it is another undergraduate course. I am going to apply for a postgrad(grad dip) in Education, starting in Feb, and was wondering if this would allow me to become eligible again, if I was lucky enough to get this?

    Thanks in advance,

    Pat


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    [Deleted User]
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    patrickoneill0 wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    I am going back to college as a mature student, to do an undergraduate course in Primary teaching, and am already a graduate in Computer Science. I rang my local council and was informed that I would not be eligible for any sort of grant(before thresholds, etc... are looked at) because I am not doing "further education" as it is another undergraduate course. I am going to apply for a postgrad(grad dip) in Education, starting in Feb, and was wondering if this would allow me to become eligible again, if I was lucky enough to get this?

    Thanks in advance,

    Pat

    Hi Pat,

    There's a section in the grant regulations (for last year, this year's ones still aren't out yet) which says the following:
    For the purposes of this clause postgraduate qualifications at Level 8 are deemed to be progression.

    ^^ From http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/support_higher.doc?language=EN

    I believe (from here) that your postgrad dip would indeed be covered under the grant system based on the above line from the regulations, and that it's your first time doing it, so it would be worth having a nice chat with the Council about it to see what they say :)

    Hope this help!

    Dónal / Myth


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