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Masters Funding

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  • 16-01-2010 4:05pm
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    cathalcummins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    I have compiled a list of funding options:

    * Maitenance grant: 1.8k adjacent 3.6k non-adjacent (means tested)

    * Student Assistance Fund: varies from college to college (means tested)

    * Millennium Partnership Fund: ~500€ (means tested - proof of purchases necessary), will probably be cut in academic year 2010

    * Scholarships: Various funding bodies - depends on specific course.

    * Graduate Skills: Reduces Fee payable - Needs to be IT related field

    I would like to know if anybody could fill in any info that is missing from this list. For instance - that Graduate Skills thing or the possibility of Government Student Loans. Putting in some ball-park figures would also be good.

    For the record - I've applied for an MSc in Mathematical Modelling at UL. I received a full maintenance grant during my Undergraduate so I should receive it for my Postgraduate. That's fees and a good bit of rent taken care of. Scholarships down there are usually reserved for research postgrads - my course is taught.

    Are there any other obvious avenues of funding for an individual from low income family?

    If there are any state/private scholarships based on academic excellence in Mathematics/Mathematical Physics I would be interested to hear of them. Especially if there are ones specific to UL.


    Thank you for reading.


    EDIT: As new information is given, I will add it to this post.


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    graduate
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    The "graduate skills thing" reduces the fee payable for a IT related programme to €2000 in 2009-2010. So it is not direct funding to the student, but makes the fee a great deal more manageable and means that all of the fee can be paid by a local authority grant.

    http://www.hea.ie/en/skills+funding


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    cathalcummins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭cathalcummins


    Cheers, I find that HEA site a maze at times!


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    cathalcummins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭cathalcummins


    I have just discovered that I may be eligible for a bit of money from the college (a kind of scholarship kind of thing). Would I need to declare this as reckonable income or a Postgraduate Research Grant (it's a taught masters) on the "Student Grant Application Form" from DCC?

    If so, would the value of this (assuming that <10,000 say) jeopardise my grant/fees etc? I think I read somewhere that it doesn't matter so long as the grant doesn't go over 16,000.

    Thanks,


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    Roro4Brit
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Roro4Brit


    Yeah that's right, once your scholarship from the college does not exceed 16000e per annum u still qualify for council grant and fees.

    This might seem nosey but u posted so I'm gonna ask...what other funding do u possibly need!? Your fees are paid for, the grant is well over 3000 which is bound to cover your rent!? Student Millenium assistance is 500e as u say.....like I see you've nowhere mentioned getting a part time job.

    I'm all for ppl using resources that's are available but there is a tipping poit where one needs to get up and earn some cash too! As a student u can pick up plenty of promotion work, leaflets whatever...


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    cathalcummins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭cathalcummins


    Thanks for the clarification, Roro, that's put things in perspective (and saved me about an hour on the phone)!

    As for the nosiness. . . the fact that you are saying this to me, given that you don't know me, is just quite funny really.

    I am not at all offended, because there are plenty of people who milk the system out there. Suffice to say - if you knew what my day job was, I'm fairly sure you would take back your "suggestions" directed at me in an instant.

    ;)


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    cathalcummins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭cathalcummins


    I don't think I can edit my first post to fill in updated information. Is there a time limit on how long you leave a post until you are not allowed to edit it anymore?


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    Roro4Brit
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Roro4Brit


    Tell me, tell me, tell me! I'm curious now lol

    sorry I wanst trying to be mean or anyhing just I've
    met a few ppl in my 6 yes in college who just scramble to take every penny worth of assistance going and yet won't look for even 5 hours Part time work a week! If U work then good for you and I hope you qualify for all the dosh going :)

    yeah once u have a few responses to ur op then u can no longer edit it!


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    cathalcummins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭cathalcummins


    I'm a volunteer teacher ~20hrs a week and a proper teacher for a few hours to keep a bit of money in my back pocket. Took the year out to do the community work and to do a bit of saving for said MSc - really looking forward to it.

    My timetable has me teaching all over the city so most "regular" jobs aren't an option this year.

    Regardless of my personal endevours - the fact that 5m€ got given to the UL maths dept(SFI) last year certainly removes any "guilt" from a couple grand being given out to people who put in the effort in their undergrad.

    :)


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