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Tar.Aldarion

PeakOutput wrote: »

Full maintenance grant is 4,550 if you live more then 24km from your college. that is after the 2010 budget so i imagine it was more before then.

also my room mate last year when asked how much his grant was explained it was around 5,500 plus registrations fees obviously

As I said, you get 3k... probably less now. The rest is fees. Sounds like 2k if his was 5.5 and it's 4.5 now.

PeakOutput

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

As I said, you get 3k... probably less now. The rest is fees. Sounds like 2k if his was 5.5 and it's 4.5 now.

no no, just double checked that with my room mate his fees are paid on top of the 4k he gets he only has to pay 90euro out of that 4K towards fees

Tar.Aldarion

PeakOutput wrote: »

no no, just double checked that with my room mate his fees are paid on top of the 4k he gets he only has to pay 90euro out of that 4K towards fees

Then that is not a student maintenance grant, which people in my family have received over the last 7 years consecutively. I got it last year for a masters and got 3k, which was the 100% amount. it was never 5k or 4k in that time, so I don't know what he gets but I want it. :pac:

pragmatic1

PeakOutput wrote: »

why not? have you applied? I have been able to get student loans every year I have been in college, it was a little harder this year in that they would not give me the full amount i asked for but they did every other year. two of my room mates this year have also been able to get student loans and credit union loans, one of them has one of each.

Yeah tried to get one in my final year and like I said, not a hope. Good friend of mine had to drop out of his course as he was surviving on thin air by the middle of the year. Yet fas people getting a ****load of cash, often for bull**** courses.

Tar.Aldarion

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Yeah tried to get one in my final year and like I said, not a hope. Good friend of mine had to drop out of his course as he was surviving on thin air by the middle of the year. Yet fas people getting a ****load of cash, often for bull**** courses.

Lay off my brick laying course :pac:

pragmatic1

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Then that is not a student maintenance grant, which people in my family have received over the last 7 years consecutively. I got it last year for a masters and got 3k, which was the 100% amount. it was never 5k or 4k in that time, so I don't know what he gets but I want it. :pac:

I'll vouch for that too. Got the grant for three years and it was never that amount.

PeakOutput

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Then that is not a student maintenance grant, which people in my family have received over the last 7 years consecutively. I got it last year for a masters and got 3k, which was the 100% amount. it was never 5k or 4k in that time, so I don't know what he gets but I want it. :pac:

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/education/third_level_education/fees_and_supports_for_third_level_education/maintenance_grant_schemes_for_students_on_third_level_courses.html

under the heading 'rates' it clearly states the full maintenance grant is 3250, if you live more then 24k from the college you get 1,300 on top of that and you dont have to pay the registration fee(although it dosnt say that on that page)

now dont get me wrong, I think the grants should be far far more but only given to people who really need them but I do think that the way the current grant system and loans system works anyone who gets a grant can attend college without having to work.

I also think there should be a scholoraship system for particularly gifted people to get a free ride rent food partying everything paid for and finally I think there should be full fees for everyone who dosnt qualify for a grant or scholarship but thats for a different thread.

As I said earlier I dont think someone averaging 40%-50% should receive money from the state to complete their education

Oranage2

made 10k working part time and also got a 2.5k grant when in college, to be honest, if i didn't get the grant there would be no way i could have gone to Vegas that year.

to answer the op. question i think it would be a good idea to give the grant out monthly and depending on your attendance.

NTMK

PeakOutput wrote: »

Full maintenance grant is 4,550 if you live more then 24km from your college. that is after the 2010 budget so i imagine it was more before then.

also my room mate last year when asked how much his grant was explained it was around 5,500 plus registrations fees obviously



why not? have you applied? I have been able to get student loans every year I have been in college, it was a little harder this year in that they would not give me the full amount i asked for but they did every other year. two of my room mates this year have also been able to get student loans and credit union loans, one of them has one of each.



yes, see above, every year for the last 4 and it has not been a big problem

the full non adjacent grant is 3250 + €2000fees
http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7559/check-grant-levels/index.html

top up grant is very tough to get because of all the rings you ned to go through to get it
I havent been able to get a loan becuase in order to get a loan from ulster bank you need to prove you dont need a loan

as was said the grant barely covers rent for the year

PeakOutput

NTMK wrote: »

the full non adjacent grant is 3250 + €2000fees
http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7559/check-grant-levels/index.html

top up grant is very tough to get because of all the rings you ned to go through to get it
I havent been able to get a loan becuase in order to get a loan from ulster bank you need to prove you dont need a loan

as was said the grant barely covers rent for the year

Ah the top up thats what I was forgetting about he gets the top up as well my bad

however,

ulster bank literally last week gave me 650 euro with no questions asked and no guarantor signature, that is potentially 8 weeks living expenses for me and aib would give me the exact same facility if I wanted it. I honestly think there are options out there for people, if you choose to work fine but I do believe it is a choice for most people

NTMK

PeakOutput wrote: »

Ah the top up thats what I was forgetting about he gets the top up as well my bad

however,

ulster bank literally last week gave me 650 euro with no questions asked and no guarantor signature, that is potentially 8 weeks living expenses for me and aib would give me the exact same facility if I wanted it. I honestly think there are options out there for people, if you choose to work fine but I do believe it is a choice for most people

thats a overdraft isnt it? for me that was exhausted waiting to recieve the grant in october of 1st Year.
My mam used to work for ulster and trained the manager in UL so when i asked about a loan he told me straight out that its nearly impossable to get a loan if you need it
i see how you were confused over the 4.5 you were adding the adjacent and non-ajacent rates together