SUSI Grant application

rawn · 28-08-2014 6:17pm

spudnick wrote: »

They basically said I can't apply as a mature independent because I don't have required documents and I can't apply as dependant because I don't know where my mother is to get income details. Just seems messed up

Yeah that's mental. They're sticklers for their regulations >.< You could try writing to the Minister for Education and explain your situation, or speak to a solicitor about being officially estranged/emancipated or w/e might work. You could ask in the legal discussion forum here about how to legally prove you are independent/estranged.

spudnick · 28-08-2014 6:25pm

rawn wrote: »

Yeah that's mental. They're sticklers for their regulations >.< You could try writing to the Minister for Education and explain your situation, or speak to a solicitor about being officially estranged/emancipated or w/e might work. You could ask in the legal discussion forum here about how to legally prove you are independent/estranged.

Thanks tbh I would have thought on the death cert where is says divorced and deceased would be enough. I've managed to get an appointment with local td will suggest minister of education to her thanks

Triona00 · 29-08-2014 5:09pm

Hi, I am waiting to hear back from susi to see will they pay my student contribution fee. If i dont hear anything back from them by oct will the uni ask me to leave as I am not in a position 2 pay this fee myself. Thanks.

Lee Arsenal · 29-08-2014 5:34pm

Triona00 wrote: »

Hi, I am waiting to hear back from susi to see will they pay my student contribution fee. If i dont hear anything back from them by oct will the uni ask me to leave as I am not in a position 2 pay this fee myself. Thanks.

Which university is it? Some colleges can be strict about fees and others not so much. Did you apply for the HEAR scheme through the CAO? If you don't get the grant from susi, the college will most likely figure out a payment plan for you.

bizzyb · 29-08-2014 5:36pm

Triona00 wrote: »

Hi, I am waiting to hear back from susi to see will they pay my student contribution fee. If i dont hear anything back from them by oct will the uni ask me to leave as I am not in a position 2 pay this fee myself. Thanks.

No most colleges will suspend the use of facilities like library etc from November and the can withhold your Christmas exam results.But I wouldn't worry about it, we're all in the same boat when it comes to susi!

bizzyb · 29-08-2014 5:43pm

Meant to say actually, I got my registration pack from college the other day and in it was a bill for fees, tuition fee and student contribution fee has been deducted all the bill is for is a materials fee bill of €29. I've heard nothing from susi final assessment for 10 weeks now but why are my fees deducted, obviously the colleges are liaising with them?

alex03 · 29-08-2014 8:08pm

bri007 wrote: »

Hi looking for a bit of advice. Just got letter from susi that they are rejecting my application on being over the income limit.

I live at home with my father, my mother and father are separated for the past number of years and have not been living together.

My father works full time, and last year did some casual work that he made a return to revenue on. When he did the return, as still being marrieds mothers income was on it. Susi are taking my mothers income into account in my application.

I provided a solicitors letter outlining my mother and father have been living apart for 3 years.

I don't know what else to do now, I'll have to drop out of college as I can't afford the fees

If your Mother is working, she should be contributing to your education. Your father can apply to the courts for maintenance for you. Maintenance is due until you are 23 if you are in full time education. Don't lose your education because of this, your Mother has a legal and moral obligation to help support you. Best of luck!

bri007 · 29-08-2014 8:14pm

alex03 wrote: »

If your Mother is working, she should be contributing to your education. Your father can apply to the courts for maintenance for you. Maintenance is due until you are 23 if you are in full time education. Don't lose your education because of this, your Mother has a legal and moral obligation to help support you. Best of luck!

Hi thanks for the reply, unfortunately I am 32 so that's a no go there. We don't have much, if any contact withy mother, only the odd time when needs be. I don't think there is any other option now but drop out, I've applied for a loan but got rejected, I've got work during college but it won't be enough to cover the fees at all let alone going to and from college

30-08-2014 3:17pm

I've been following this thread for some time. Unless I missed a post, has anyone received confirmation that their grant will be paid?

Madness that some posters have been at final stage since early June. How many people work at susi? Are there different depatments for each stage? If so, wtf are final stage dept doing all day?

GingerNut93 · 30-08-2014 3:23pm

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I've been following this thread for some time. Unless I missed a post, has anyone received confirmation that their grant will be paid?

Madness that some posters have been at final stage since early June. How many people work at susi? Are there different depatments for each stage? If so, wtf are final stage dept doing all day?

Hey, no you haven't missed out no one has been confirmed yet! I rang them the other day and they told me the final assesment should take eight to ten weeks even though they have mine over ten weeks! I can't get my head around whats taking so long

PictureFrame · 30-08-2014 3:47pm

It's a truly laughable system. To even call it a system is actually inaccurate; it's a sham.

Guess my account will be in Overdraft until December at least!

It's a fantastic time to be a disadvantaged College student in Ireland these days isn't it?

30-08-2014 3:54pm

GingerNut93 wrote: »

Hey, no you haven't missed out no one has been confirmed yet! I rang them the other day and they told me the final assesment should take eight to ten weeks even though they have mine over ten weeks! I can't get my head around whats taking so long

Can't get my head around it either. In June a pile of applications (with all docs submitted) started to grow. Someone was top of the pile. So, SUSI employee takes No1, ticks yes/no against criteria and reaches a conclusion, clicks for either an awarded or declined letter to be printed and job done. Moves to No2 on pile.

Realistically how long should that take, 15 minutes, 20 minutes (incl putting letter in an envelope)?

Owryan · 30-08-2014 3:58pm

Another delay is that up until yesterday CAO had yet to pass on the course acceptance via their system to SUSI. Those FCA details will be released from Monday so that will begin to shake things up.

30-08-2014 4:06pm

Ah sorry, I didn't factor in cao info. I guess final stage dept will be flat out from Monday. Hopefully, they have all the other criteria inputted.

Owryan · 30-08-2014 4:11pm

Hopefully I get my grant awarded letter once the cao do their thing.

I need it to avoid having to pay full fees on registration day.

I have no idea how susi work tho. I applied to he same day as a friend yet I'm on provisionally awarded and she is still awaiting assessment. It all comes down to how complicated your situation is I suppose.

jjll · 01-09-2014 10:02am

has anyone else got application submitted it has changed from awaiting assessment???????

alex03 · 01-09-2014 10:14am

jjll wrote: »

has anyone else got application submitted it has changed from awaiting assessment???????

Yes, it was at documents submitted waiting final assessment from June 19th and is back to application submitted stage this morning. It looks like their system has crashed!!

All that's needed at this final stage!

jjll · 01-09-2014 10:19am

alex03 wrote: »

Yes, it was at documents submitted waiting final assessment from June 19th and is back to application submitted stage this morning. It looks like their system has crashed!!

All that's needed at this final stage!

About right

The Diddakoi · 02-09-2014 7:10am

Applied 16th June, first time application.
Just changed from awaiting final assessment to "Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO" this morning.

bizzyb · 02-09-2014 9:18am

alf66 wrote: »

Applied 16th June, first time application.
Just changed from awaiting final assessment to "Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO" this morning.

Wow well done, think you could be the first person to be approved :-)! I applied May 19th and still nothing.

GingerNut93 · 02-09-2014 9:53am

Mine hasn't changed at all.. Did the cao send over the information to susi late? Because I rang last week and they told me I had to fill in the final acceptance part on my grant bit even tho I linked both my cao and susi application together. They said my cao info never came up.

kaki · 02-09-2014 10:22am

My application updated too this morning to Final Assessment...

@GingerNut93 that doesn't sound right! I would get onto them again to double check, filling out and sending the FCA needlessly is extra time and hassle on your part.

jjll · 02-09-2014 11:17am

alf66 wrote: »

Applied 16th June, first time application.
Just changed from awaiting final assessment to "Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO" this morning.

congrats must be the first out of 300 thousand

:D:D:D:D:D:D

GingerNut93 · 02-09-2014 11:31am

kaki wrote: »

My application updated too this morning to Final Assessment...

@GingerNut93 that doesn't sound right! I would get onto them again to double check, filling out and sending the FCA needlessly is extra time and hassle on your part.

I know I'm going to have to get in contact with them!! Talk about wasting time.

KhAoS_ThEoRy · 02-09-2014 2:58pm

Since the 23rd of August my application has said, "Current Status: Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO." Who would I get onto to get this moved along quicker CAO or SUSI? Or do I just continue the waiting game? Starting college Monday and would like to know what's going on.

Owryan · 02-09-2014 3:00pm

KhAoS_ThEoRy wrote: »

Since the 23rd of August my application has said, "Current Status: Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO." Who would I get onto to get this moved along quicker CAO or SUSI? Or do I just continue the waiting game? Starting college Monday and would like to know what's going on.

Its been mentioned before but susi are only beginning to recieve "Course Acceptance Details" from cao this week.

GingerNut93 · 02-09-2014 4:06pm

KhAoS_ThEoRy wrote: »

Since the 23rd of August my application has said, "Current Status: Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO." Who would I get onto to get this moved along quicker CAO or SUSI? Or do I just continue the waiting game? Starting college Monday and would like to know what's going on.

Count yourself lucky at least you have been awarded!

eildar · 02-09-2014 7:12pm

alf66 wrote: »

Applied 16th June, first time application.
Just changed from awaiting final assessment to "Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO" this morning.

Alf66 just wondering did you apply on the 16th June or were all your documents received on the 16th. My son applied in May they had all documents in June. Have awaiting final assessment since then. I spoke to SUSI today again and they said they are starting to award to new applications after the 5th of September.

TheBoss11 · 02-09-2014 8:07pm

I filled out the FCA form today, does this affect anytging?

rawn · 02-09-2014 9:01pm

TheBoss11 wrote: »

I filled out the FCA form today, does this affect anytging?

What is this?

rawn · 02-09-2014 9:02pm

eildar wrote: »

Alf66 just wondering did you apply on the 16th June or were all your documents received on the 16th. My son applied in May they had all documents in June. Have awaiting final assessment since then. I spoke to SUSI today again and they said they are starting to award to new applications after the 5th of September.

I applied in may and have been awaiting final assessment since 16th June too.

KhAoS_ThEoRy · 02-09-2014 9:07pm

rawn wrote: »

What is this?

Basically, during the initial stages of first setting up your SUSI application you're asked whether or not you want CAO to fill this out or yourself. If you choose yourself, you must fill it out and send it back to SUSI but if you choose CAO to do it, you just have to wait until they do it.

rawn · 02-09-2014 9:17pm

KhAoS_ThEoRy wrote: »

Basically, during the initial stages of first setting up your SUSI application you're asked whether or not you want CAO to fill this out or yourself. If you choose yourself, you must fill it out and send it back to SUSI but if you choose CAO to do it, you just have to wait until they do it.

Oh I see. I figured having CAO do it would be faster, but now I think not :P

GingerNut93 · 02-09-2014 10:02pm

KhAoS_ThEoRy wrote: »

Basically, during the initial stages of first setting up your SUSI application you're asked whether or not you want CAO to fill this out or yourself. If you choose yourself, you must fill it out and send it back to SUSI but if you choose CAO to do it, you just have to wait until they do it.

I chose for the CAO to do it and last week they still hadn't told susi so I had to fill in the FAC on the grant website

TheBoss11 · 02-09-2014 10:14pm

Guys I'm on the final stages of my SUSI grant (awaiting assessment) I've sent in all documents ect. Whats the chances I won't recive this grant? At such a mate stage is it likely I won't get the grant?

PictureFrame · 02-09-2014 10:24pm

TheBoss11 wrote: »

Guys I'm on the final stages of my SUSI grant (awaiting assessment) I've sent in all documents ect. Whats the chances I won't recive this grant? At such a mate stage is it likely I won't get the grant?

if you're under the income threshold stated on the websites, you'll get the grant.

bennyl10 · 02-09-2014 10:27pm

Just to.let people know, i rang yesterday to ask how long it takes to process as im back.to college next week and have heard nothing..

From when they receive your documentation its 8 - 10 weeks until you get a decision.

Just so people have an idea

GingerNut93 · 02-09-2014 10:46pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

Just to.let people know, i rang yesterday to ask how long it takes to process as im back.to college next week and have heard nothing..

From when they receive your documentation its 8 - 10 weeks until you get a decision.

Just so people have an idea

They told me 8-10 weeks too but when i said sure you have mine over ten weeks they just told me to wait it out. so i wouldnt bank on it being in that time frame either

bizzyb · 02-09-2014 10:55pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

Just to.let people know, i rang yesterday to ask how long it takes to process as im back.to college next week and have heard nothing..

From when they receive your documentation its 8 - 10 weeks until you get a decision.

Just so people have an idea

I'm over 11 weeks at final assessment I wonder how many weeks the will tell me!

The Diddakoi · 03-09-2014 7:28am

eildar wrote: »

Alf66 just wondering did you apply on the 16th June or were all your documents received on the 16th. My son applied in May they had all documents in June. Have awaiting final assessment since then. I spoke to SUSI today again and they said they are starting to award to new applications after the 5th of September.

Applied online 11th June.
Went to Application received and being checked on 16th June.
Think a lot of it is pot luck really, have you filled in bank details and ticked for sharing info with CAO, or filled in FCA form if not?

Think we were just lucky, Daughters application put in same date is still awaiting assessment.

The Diddakoi · 03-09-2014 7:32am

GingerNut93 wrote: »

They told me 8-10 weeks too but when i said sure you have mine over ten weeks they just told me to wait it out. so i wouldnt bank on it being in that time frame either

I was told 12 weeks :rolleyes:

eildar · 03-09-2014 3:42pm

alf66 wrote: »

Applied online 11th June.
Went to Application received and being checked on 16th June.
Think a lot of it is pot luck really, have you filled in bank details and ticked for sharing info with CAO, or filled in FCA form if not?

Think we were just lucky, Daughters application put in same date is still awaiting assessment.

Yeah they were able to tell me his what course he was doing. So those details have gone through to them. I think it's just a waiting game now

inda_dark · 03-09-2014 5:08pm

Can anyone answer me this. I applied to SUSI the week it opened (like most on here) and haven't heard anything back (again like most). I am due to register this Thursday and rang my college and explained the situation. The woman on the phone told me that it was bull$?it what SUSI have been saying that she has gotten grant acceptance letters in front of her on her desk from people.

Has anyone actually gotten the letter of SUSI?

bizzyb · 03-09-2014 6:37pm

inda_dark wrote: »

Can anyone answer me this. I applied to SUSI the week it opened (like most on here) and haven't heard anything back (again like most). I am due to register this Thursday and rang my college and explained the situation. The woman on the phone told me that it was bull$?it what SUSI have been saying that she has gotten grant acceptance letters in front of her on her desk from people.

Has anyone actually gotten the letter of SUSI?

I'm still on final assessment stage but got my registration pack from college last week and there was a fee's bill with it and my tuition and student contribution fee's have been deducted so I guess the college have heard from susi.

buckinit · 03-09-2014 7:08pm

My grant application was sent in the last week of July and I'm still waiting for word back. Anyone in the same boat or able to give an educated guess as to when I should hear from them?

Thanks you!!

TheBoss11 · 03-09-2014 7:10pm

buckinit wrote: »

My grant application was sent in the last week of July and I'm still waiting for word back. Anyone in the same boat or able to give an educated guess as to when I should hear from them?

Thanks you!!

Same boat, rang today. They just said wait patiently. Once you get to the final assessment you'll get your grant don't be worrying.

Fame and Demise · 03-09-2014 8:27pm

Finally got the "Provisionally Awarded pending receipt and review of course acceptance details from the CAO" today after being awaiting final assessment since mid-June. I figured that since I was waiting so long without hearing anything from them there wasn't any reason that I wouldn't be given the grant, but still it's a relief

GingerNut93 · 03-09-2014 8:56pm

TheBoss11 wrote: »

Same boat, rang today. They just said wait patiently. Once you get to the final assessment you'll get your grant don't be worrying.

so once you reach the final assessment you get a grant? How do you know?

TheBoss11 · 03-09-2014 9:28pm

Yeah, I can't see them sending out the document list if your over the limits or not eligible

GingerNut93 · 03-09-2014 9:36pm

TheBoss11 wrote: »

Yeah, I can't see them sending out the document list if your over the limits or not eligible

I've heard of people sending in documents and then getting a refusal letter afterwards.

SUSI Grant application

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