failte ireland no grants? wtf

pobes · 10-06-2009 5:44pm #1

failte Ireland announced there stopping there not paying grants to students starting this year because they have no money.

http://www.picktourism.ie/en/News/Update-on-funding-from-Failte-Ireland/

claireloopy · 11-06-2009 1:57pm

I know I just heard this today and am sickened. Like I actually need the grant to be able to move and do the course. Will we not get anything at all now???

pobes · 11-06-2009 3:01pm

well im going try for back to education allowance now when the first offers come from failte Ireland on the 22nd of this month if i get i then hopefully

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/back-to-education/back_to_education_allowance

or try for the vec grant
http://www.cgvec.ie/Services/Grants/

but i dont know what the story is if you weren't from galway like its says on the vec site

hope this helps

claireloopy · 12-06-2009 12:18am

I dont know what I am going to do. i wont get the VEC because I dropped out of college this year. The results are out the 22nd are they? what course are you doing?

pobes · 12-06-2009 5:49am

its the first offers for all their courses that were direct applied i think im not sure,im doing the professional cookery course anyways even if cant get grants im still going to try get loans so can still do course because its what i want to do and dont want to wast anymore time cause was offerred it last yr in limerick but didnt take it up because of cost but regret it now:(

claireloopy · 12-06-2009 3:53pm

what do you mean it is first offers for all their courses that were direct applied?

Laydee · 20-06-2009 5:08pm

The grants are gone? :eek:

I did it years ago but half of my class wouldn't have been able to do it without the grant.

claireloopy · 22-06-2009 6:42pm

i know some bull. did u get your course pobes?

pobes · 29-06-2009 12:06pm

no didnt get anything from them yet hopefully this week now did you get any word

claireloopy · 29-06-2009 12:26pm

Nope I emailed them on Friday and they said they should be in the post in next two weeks

__russel__ · 01-07-2009 10:57pm

you can still get grant from your local VEC,i.e im in mayo, so i apply to them and i dropped out of my course this year but will still get grant because this is not a level 8 course like the one i dropped out of was..if i was to do another level 8 course i would not get grant

claireloopy · 02-07-2009 12:24am

are u serious? but they ask on the vec form for you exam results. What do i write in that area

pobes · 07-07-2009 9:57pm

if you get your course i doubt it would matter

__russel__ · 10-07-2009 7:38pm

Found out when i got my course and checked that i wont get the grant like i thought i would.
They only give you grant if you have only done one year of a levl 8 course,i wont get one because ive done three years..
.sickened :(but im hoping il scrape through the year..at least ive three crazy drunken years behind me,time for me to be getting a bit of sense now so at least i wont make mistakes of using grant for drink instead of rent!:p

failte ireland no grants? wtf

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