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Research Student Benefits

  • 12-05-2010 08:49PM
    #1
    Columbia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭


    Reading through the welfare.ie website I came across the following;
    (e) Postgraduate (research) students :

    Students pursuing a course at Postgraduate level by research only, who do not have fixed lectures or holidays but who work "at their own pace" until the thesis is submitted should have their entitlement examined. Each case should be examined on an individual basis to ensure that the general availability/ GSW conditions are satisfied.

    This is precisely what I'm doing, I'm in Year 1 of a two-year Masters by research. I have no classes, exams, or fixed term time.

    I sought work for this summer, but to no avail, and so I have told my supervisor that I am going to continue working on the MLitt over summer. This is something which will take up approx. 5 hours per week, it's not a labour intensive topic by any means.

    As far as "available for work" goes, I'm pretty certain I can get a letter from the university to say that I am available for full-time work this summer, but less certain of it once I go back in October. Does the fact that I am not eligible for full-time work during the academic year preclude me from benefits, seeing as though all students are available in the summer, but they are not entitled to benefits?


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