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Arrangements for New Student Grant Applications for 2012/2013

A new ONLINE ONLY Student Grant Application System is being introduced for the 2012/2013 academic year.  All NEW applications will be made online to be a single awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), a unit of City of Dublin VEC, through www.studentfinance.ie.  The details of the 2012/2013 student grant scheme are due to be announced in May & the SUSI online application system will be available from that date. 

If you are already in receipt of a Grant from Waterford County Council and are progressing to the next year of the same course you will continue to be assessed and paid by Waterford County Council.  

If you are changing your course or progressing to a new course you will need to apply to the SUSI online system.

For any queries on new applications, you can contact SUSI on 076-1087874 or via email to support@susi.cdvec.ie

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 contribution made towards the costs of their fees. However, there will be a new income threshold for this payment which will be lower than the standard grant threshold.

The income threshold for this level of grant is currently being determined in the context of the formulation of the student grant scheme for the 2012-13 year.

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