Grants

Chris Martin

Unsure where to post this actually,
Would do Uni or College but dont want to pick a specific one in case someone in another knows more...
Anyywayyy,
What grants are out there lads, can you tell me...
1. There's the standard grant alright,
2. And I'm sure there's a travel grant (although amount has been changed recently or the distance needed to be away from the college.. )
3. And I think you get one for living in a disadvantaged area or something...
4. Also believe there's one for living in certain areas of Dublin e.g. Dublin 4
5. Also might be one depending on how much you're parents earn but then again that might just contribute towards the amount you get in a standard grant

Got some of these from studentfinance.ie before you advise me to go there and check :P
Any cool secret grants now

Thanks in advance

AD61

Chris Martin wrote: »

1. There's the standard grant alright,
2. And I'm sure there's a travel grant (although amount has been changed recently or the distance needed to be away from the college.. )
3. And I think you get one for living in a disadvantaged area or something...
4. Also believe there's one for living in certain areas of Dublin e.g. Dublin 4
5. Also might be one depending on how much you're parents earn but then again that might just contribute towards the amount you get in a standard grant

There's no 'travel grant', but the 'standard' grant amount depends on how far away from home your college is, i.e. if you're less than or more than 45km.

I can't imagine anyone being awarded a grant for being from Dublin 4 :pac: but I'm open to correction.

And the standard grant depends on your parents income (if you're being supported by your parents, i.e. 'ordinarily resident with your parents from October 1 of the year preceding the year of entry'.

The income bands are here, as is most of the information you need.

Some colleges also award scholarships for academic achievement and sports scholarships.

DaveMur1

Quick question about the grant,

let's say I get a €2500 grant for next year in uniersity.

Is that €2500 & I don't pay the registration fee.
OR
Is it €2500-€2000 for the registration fee leaving basically only €500 of a grant!

If it's the second option what's the point in handing you €2500 just to take €2000 back?

If you qualify for the student maintenance grant you qualify to have your reg fee covered. The grant amounts start at a level where you just get the reg fee covered, and then go up from there.

P.S. If you follow the options at the bottom of this page and the pages that follow it, you'll get a table of the possible grant levels you could get. You'll see that student services charge is applicable to all the grants. (or most, I only know what I see when I put in my replies to the options)

DaveMur1

Thanks man,
So basically the €6,355 full grant is around €8,355 of a difference between a person who doesn't get a grant ?
Ha, that's a lot of money over a four year degree!

prettygurrly

DaveMur1 wrote: »

Thanks man,
So basically the €6,355 full grant is around €8,355 of a difference between a person who doesn't get a grant ?
Ha, that's a lot of money over a four year degree!

Yes, appreciate it while you have it!!

the college will have a subsistance fund for disadvantaged students if they're struggling but you really have to prove this.

Fad

Chris Martin wrote: »

4. Also believe there's one for living in certain areas of Dublin e.g. Dublin 4

O_O

Whut?