We wish to bring to your attention that Leitrim County Council will no longer be processing New student grant applications with effect from the 2012/13 academic year.
However, if you are already in receipt of a grant from Leitrim County Council, you will continue to be assessed and paid by Leitrim County Council.
Notice from the Student Universal Support Ireland
Arrangements for New Student Grant Applications for 2012/13;
- A new ONLINE ONLY student grant application system is being introduced for the 2012/13 academic year. All NEW applications will be made online to a single awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), a unit of City of Dublin VEC, through www.studentfinance.ie.
- The details of the 2012/13 student grant scheme are due to be announced in May and the SUSI online application system will be available from that date
- Click on http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp9540/new-grant-applications-for-2012-13/index.html to view frequently asked questions in relation to new applications for 2012/13.
If you are applying to start a new Post-Graduate Course in 2012/13;
- 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.
If you are already in receipt of a grant:
- Students who are currently in receipt of a student grant and who are progressing to the next year of the same course will continue to be assessed and paid by their existing awarding authorities – i.e. the relevant Local Authority or Vocational Educational Committee. If you are changing your course or progressing to a new course you will need to apply to the SUSI online system.
Should you have any further queries in this regard please log ontowww.studentfinance.iewhere updates are being provided on an ongoing basis in relation to the new applications process.