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Transfer to PhD - grant?

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  • 20-12-2012 10:07am
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    beatle
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am currently a Masters research student (started Sept 2011) and am receiving the higher Education grant (fees and maintenance). The grant is rewarded for a 2 year Masters, as this is what I applied for and am currently doing.

    However, I am very keen to transfer to the PhD register and the county council does not seem to know what to do and does not want to give me an answer before I actually transfer.

    Does anyone else have any experience of a similar situation? Should I be entitled to continue getting the fees paid and to receive the maintenance grant? Or do I have to apply as if I am a new student starting a new programme, in which case I will, at best, get the fees paid but not be entitled to the maintenace grant as they have stopped paying this for new postgrad applicants. It doesn't seem right, as I will not be a new student...

    Anyone with experience or knowledge of these type of situations?
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