Why are NUIG hanging on to our grant money

limway

According to NUIG they will not be paying out the third installment of the grant until after Easter.

Yet my County Council sent the cheques to NUIG this Tuesday

A four week delay! Whats going on here?

Not good enough. Why are they hanging onto our money?

How are we supposed to survive in the meantime?

PomBear

It usually means the grant authority hasn't actually sent them out yet, they are usually late with these things?

MissMoppet

Third Installments aren't usually out until after Easter.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Easter is very late this year though. Mayo County Council told me they are sending it out to the colleges this week, I'd hope that the college gives it out as soon as they get it.

Bummer1234

limway wrote: »

According to NUIG they will not be paying out the third installment of the grant until after Easter.

Yet my County Council sent the cheques to NUIG this Tuesday

A four week delay! Whats going on here?

Not good enough. Why are they hanging onto our money?

How are we supposed to survive in the meantime?

Same as myself...My sister is in college in england and was able to get hers tuesday....I asked friday and they still had nothing for me....Badly needed it and its stupid if there actually holding on to it!!!!....Do they know theres a recession on!!!

BirrDude

limway wrote: »

According to NUIG they will not be paying out the third installment of the grant until after Easter.

Yet my County Council sent the cheques to NUIG this Tuesday

A four week delay! Whats going on here?

Not good enough. Why are they hanging onto our money?

How are we supposed to survive in the meantime?

Hi, which County Council stated that they had sent the third installment grant cheques to the university?

Croppy Bhoy

Maybe they're using it to cover their losses after the SAF screw up..

limway

BirrDude wrote: »

Hi, which County Council stated that they had sent the third installment grant cheques to the university?

Clare County Council sent it to NUIG last Tuesday.

What possible excuse can NUIG have for holding on to our money until after Easter.

Have they any concept at all of how stuck students are for our money?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Go to the students union with this. Mines not in yet but if they try and hold onto it then I won't be slow in complaining.

brianthebard

strongly worded emails are required.

limway

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Go to the students union with this. Mines not in yet but if they try and hold onto it then I won't be slow in complaining.

Suggest you verify that they have not received it with your grant awarding body :-).

They seem to be giving this blanket "not received yet" answer to all callers to the office.

limway

NUIG website has just been updates as follows

http://www.nuigalway.ie/student_fees/grants/list_grants.html

Cavan Co Co - 04/04/11
Carlow Co Co - 04/04/11
Clare Co Co - 04/04/11
Kildare Co Co - 04/04/11
Kilkenny Co Co - 04/04/11
Louth Co Co - 04/04/11
Monaghan Co Co - 04/04/11
Offaly Co Co - 04/04/11
Tipperary North Riding Co Co - 04/04/11
Tipperary South Riding Co Co - 04/04/11
Waterford City Co - 04/04/11

Great, I can eat this week

brianthebard

That's been taken down and they are only showing the second round grants now. WTF NUIG??

niamhocxox

brianthebard wrote: »

That's been taken down and they are only showing the second round grants now. WTF NUIG??

It was the same this morning up until just now, back to third round grants again but it seems no new county councils in today

Edit: Just realised they don't open till 10 so let's hope they put up a few more today!

duckielover

looks like no grant until after easter what the hell, that won't be until what tuesday the 26th of april

RolandIRL

brianthebard wrote: »

That's been taken down and they are only showing the second round grants now. WTF NUIG??

i think there must a problem with the site...the "Last Updated" is varying between Tuesday 29th March and Monday 4th April.

Dave Van Ronk

I received this email from the grants department:

We are, at present, receiving grant cheques from the different county councils. Our website is having some problems this morning but if you wish to check later you can see if your Co Co has been sent.

So it sounds like the "Grant Checks after easter" statement on their website is incorrect..It seems to be popping on and off every now and again.

niamhocxox

According to the website Limerick Co.Co was not in but it had not been updated since yesterday :mad: So I rang them to make sure and they said they were not in.

I was in the college a while ago so I said I'd chance it. Went in and they handed me the cheque :eek: and on the website right now it still doesn't have Limerick up and it has been updated today! :rolleyes:

So ignore the website and what they tell you on the phone and go in yourself and ask

musical.x

how long do they give you to collect the check?
i remember reading before that they send it back to the vec or county council within a certain number of days but i cant remember how long and i wont be in college until tuesday:(

KittyeeTrix

:D:D Galway now in......wohoo!!

Cavan Co Co - 04/04/11
Carlow Co Co - 04/04/11
Clare Co Co - 04/04/11
Cork Co Co - 06/04/11
Galway Co Co - 06/04/11
Kildare Co Co - 04/04/11
Kilkenny Co Co - 04/04/11
Leitrim Co Co - 06/04/11
Longford Co Co - 05/04/11
Louth Co Co - 04/04/11
Monaghan Co Co - 04/04/11, 06/04/11
Offaly Co Co - 04/04/11
Tipperary North Riding Co Co - 04/04/11, 06/04/11
Tipperary South Riding Co Co - 04/04/11, 05/04/11
Waterford City Co - 04/04/11
Wexford Co Co - 06/04/11
Wicklow Co Co - 05/04/11

brianthebard

musical.x wrote: »

how long do they give you to collect the check?
i remember reading before that they send it back to the vec or county council within a certain number of days but i cant remember how long and i wont be in college until tuesday:(

months not days you'll be fine.

MissMoppet

Still no Donegal..Shocker..

The Cool

It looks like they're all in now except for Donegal. Come on to fack!!

brianthebard

There's plenty more than Donegal missing yet!

RolandIRL

if only Sligo coco were as fast as the VEC as handing the grant out...:( they're always among the last

The Cool

brianthebard wrote: »

There's plenty more than Donegal missing yet!

At the moment, it looks like Donegal, Roscommon, Laois and Dublin are the only ones missing. Was just down at the fees office, the lady in there said the Donegal one will be definitely Monday at the latest.

StupidLikeAFox

Hey lads, I just got word yesterday from Kildare Co Co that I was approved for my grant (which I applied for in August!), when am I likely to get my suitcase of cash?

MissMoppet

ColHol wrote: »

when am I likely to get my suitcase of cash?

Perhaps a small envelope might do ye pet.

Also DONEGAL GRANTS ARE IN MOFO's!!!!:D