How to apply

WE ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSING NEW APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ON

21st JULY 2011

Application Forms for 2011/2012 Academic Year are now available to download from www.studentfinance.ie

If you wish to have and application posted to you please contact 058-22000 or forward your name and postal address to heginfo@waterfordcoco.ie

The closing date for acceptance of Higher Education Grants application forms is 31st August 2011

You are advised to read important information relating to the maintenance grant before filling out the application form please visit Student Finance Website

Where to Apply

If you are currently in receipt of a student grant from Waterford County Council you should return your renewal form to us

New Applicants

You should apply to Waterford County Council if you have applied for or will be attending an approved coures in one of the following institutions in the 2011/2012 academic year

• a university
• a prescribed educational institution in Ireland (i.e. a college of education)
• an approved undergraduate course in an approved educational institution in the EU
• an approved postgraduate course in an approved educational institution in Northern Ireland

You should apply to the Vocational Education Committee (VEC), Unit F13, Dungarvan Shopping Centre, Dungarvan, Co Waterford if you have applied for or will be attending an approved course in one of the following institutions in the 2011/2012 academic year

• an Institute of Technology
• a Post-Leaving certificate (PLC)

Who can apply?

Students eligible to apply are those who are first-time undergraduates attending a full-time course with a minimum duration of two years. Some postgraduate students can apply, but please check the guidelines.
Undergraduates must be at least 17 years of age on 1st January, 2011 and have been resident in County Waterford from 1st October 2010.
Students must have fulfilled the Leaving Certificate requirements of the chosen course. They must be a national of an EU country, have official refugee status or have been granted humanitarian leave to remain in the State.

Contact Us

*Please note Budgetary Changes effective from Academic Year 2011/2012*

The qualifying distance criterion for entitlement to the higher non-adjacent rate of grant (distance from home to the higher education institution) will be changed from 15 miles (24 kilometres) to 28 miles (45 kilometres).    This measure will take effect for all students both new and renewal from the start of the 2011/2012 academic year.                                            

The automatic eligibility of mature students to the higher non-adjacent rate of payment, will no longer apply, effective for all students both new and renewal from the commencement of the 2011/2012 academic year.  This measure will bring the arrangements for mature students into line with all other students. 

As two of the measures will apply to all students for 2011/2012 academic year, which means that all renewal applications will be reviewed

If you need help, call the HEG department in the Civic Offices on 058 22000 or email heginfo@waterfordcoco.ie

Applciation forms for 2011/2012 academic year are now available to download from www.studentfinance.ie or if you wish to be added to our mailing list please contact 058-22000 or forward your name and postal address to us at heginfo@waterfordcoco.ie and we will send you an application form

Closing date for application forms is 31st August 2011