Fees paid for postgrad course?

BlondePrincess

Hi, I have checked out the criteria for receiving a grant and appear to be eligible. (I have completed an undergraduate degree, and am applying for a postgrad, my income for the tax year ending in 2010 is less than the limits). I just want to know if the VEC pay for the fees for the course, as they did with my undergrad course, or do they only give the installments throughout the year. In my undergrad, my fees were covered but the fees for my postgrad are bordering on €10,000 so surely they won't pay this also?

Cravez

If I'm not mistaken, your undergraduate fees were paid by the free fees scheme and not your VEC. The VEC would have covered your grant and registration fee. As far as I'm aware, you don't get your fees paid for postgraduate courses but you can apply for a grant like you could with undergraduate studies.

timeforachange

I was under the impression that you do get your fees paid for, up to €6000 just like an undergrad.... anybody here know for sure than can clear this up??

Tree

you can apply for the maintenance grant and part of teh fees (up to 6k ish, that's likely to change). you'll have to make up the rest of the 10k yourself. There are no separate tuition vs registration fees with the postgrad, but you may be obliged to produce a certain amount of the fees by september even if you havent been accepted for the grant yet.

simonsez

The Higher Education Grants Scheme applies to you if you:

• Are starting an approved course for the first time in the academic year in question.
• Are a mature student, who in the academic year in question is either entering in order to complete an approved course at undergraduate level for the first time or re-entering in order to pursue or complete an approved course at postgraduate level for the first time or already hold a postgraduate qualification and are re-entering to progress to a further postgraduate course which represents progression. (In order to be considered a mature student, you need to be at least 23 years of age on January 1 of the year you enter your chosen course).

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/education/third_level_education/fees_and_supports_for_third_level_education/higher_education_grants_scheme.html


SS:)

Annasopra

The point REENTERING is very important because it has to be 3 years since your undergrad.

Based on the rules for 2010/11 you are probably eligible however the rules always change from year to year. The VEC grants pay course fees for postgrads upto 6000 at the moment.