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STUDENT GRANT SCHEME 2012 (Higher Education Grants)


Student Grants 2012/13 Academic Year - Where to Apply


A new ONLINE ONLY student grant application system has been introduced for the 2012/13 academic year.  

 

All NEW student grant applications should be made online to a single awarding authority, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), at https://www.grantsonline.ie/ (External site, opens in new window)

 

You should make your student grant application to SUSI at https://www.grantsonline.ie/ unless you already hold a grant from Mayo County Council and are continuing the same course in 2012/13. 

 

 

HOW DO I KNOW WHERE TO APPLY?

 

If you previously had a grant from Mayo County Council and are continuing the same course in the 2012/13 academic year your application will continue to be processed by Mayo County Council for the duration of your current course.  Mayo County Council will contact you in early summer 2012 with instructions for renewing your grant.

 

If you are starting college for the first time in 2012/13 you should apply online to SUSI through  https://www.grantsonline.ie/.

 

If you started your course before the 2012/13 academic year and are applying for a student grant for the first time in 2012/13 you should make your online application to SUSI through https://www.grantsonline.ie/.

 

If you previously had a grant from Mayo County Council but are starting a new course (such as a postgraduate course) in 2012/13 you should apply online to SUSI through https://www.grantsonline.ie/.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE   

There are no paper application forms available for the Student Grant Scheme 2012.    Applications for students starting NEW courses in 2012/13 must be made using the SUSI online application system at  https://www.grantsonline.ie/.

If you previously held a grant from Mayo County Council AND are continuing the same course in the 2012/13 academic year, you will receive instructions for renewing your grant in June 2012.

  

WHEN CAN I MAKE MY GRANT APPLICATION TO SUSI?

 

You can now submit your online student grant application to SUSI on https://www.grantsonline.ie/.

Please make your grant application to SUSI as early as possible.  You do not need to know the exact course you will be attending in order to make your grant application. 

Before making your online application please ensure that you have visited www.studentfinance.ie (External site, opens in new window) to familiarise yourself with all relevant information about student grants and to read the Guidance Notes for completing an application.

Eligibility criteria and reckonable income limits may be found in the Student Grant Scheme 2012 (PDF - 412 KB) and the Student Support Regulations 2012 (PDF - 184 KB)

 

SUSI SUPPORT DESK

As part of SUSI's support to students, there is a SUSI Support Desk available for both email and telephone queries. 

You can email the SUSI Support Desk at support@susi.cdvec.ie or telephone SUSI at 0761 08 7874. 

The SUSI Support Desk is available from 9.00am - 10.00pm (Monday - Friday) and 9.00am - 6.00pm (Saturdays).

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE IN BUDGET 2012 WILL AFFECT STUDENTS IN THE 2012/13 ACADEMIC YEAR.

 

A: Reduction in overall rates of grant

  • A reduction of 3% was applied to the rates of all student grants effective from 1 January 2012.
  • This reduction applies to all existing grant holders and to new grant holders alike.

 

B: Fees and Maintenance Grants for new entrants to postgraduate studies*

  • Students entering new postgraduate courses from the 2012/13 academic year onwards will not be entitled to any maintenance payment under the Student Grant scheme.
  • However, students on the lowest level of income entering new postgraduate courses from the 2012/13 academic year who qualify for the special rate of grant will be eligible to qualify to have tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit under the Student Grant scheme.
  • A limited number of other low-income students who would previously have qualified under the standard grant thresholds will qualify to have a €2,000 Postgraduate Fee Contribution made towards the costs of their fees. However, there is a new income threshold for this payment which is be lower than the standard grant threshold.  Income thresholds may be found in Schedule 1, Part A (Page 36) of the Student Grant Scheme 2012.

 

C: Student Contribution

  • The student contribution is being increased by €250 to €2,250 from the 2012/13 academic year. All undergraduate students covered by the Free Fees scheme who are eligible for means-tested student support will continue to have the student contribution paid on their behalf in addition to receiving any maintenance grant and tuition fee grant to which they are entitled.

 

 

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