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Grant for Over 23s?

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  • 12-04-2010 7:36pm
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    evil-monkey
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    Hi all,

    I will be 24 in May, so am over 23.

    If I do a Masters in September, away from home, can I get a grant based on independent means testing, or will my parents be taken into account as I am currently living at home? Don't they consider your situation from the previous October or something to that effect?

    Thanks in advance.


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    pow wow
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    Yes it's the previous October from recollection. I don't know if they'd consider bending the rules if you petitioned for it though ;)

    I know when I got mine as a mature student they still needed all my parents' paperwork (I was 27!) but I got the higher rate regardless of how far from the college I lived because I was an old fart.


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    evil-monkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭evil-monkey


    Pity. Can't afford to leave Cork for this course, and the folks have not intention of helping me out. To the bank it is then...


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    Piriz
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    pow wow wrote: »
    Yes it's the previous October from recollection. I don't know if they'd consider bending the rules if you petitioned for it though ;)

    I know when I got mine as a mature student they still needed all my parents' paperwork (I was 27!) but I got the higher rate regardless of how far from the college I lived because I was an old fart.

    Hi pow wow,
    im in a similar situation, did you get a grant to cover your course fees? and did you get anything to cover your living expenses?
    What is the higher rate for masters study?


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    pow wow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    Hi, sorry only saw this now! In answer to your question, I got my fees paid and a grant of about 3.5k (it was a year or two ago now).


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