Non EU national grant question

Brimarieeire

Good evening,

I'm just wondering if I have falsely assumed that I would be awarded a grant for my postgraduate course. I had thought I would receive the higher rate and have my fees covered. The child minder has been hired and all organised.

Then a staff member at the Uni asked me why I am getting any funding if I don't have an EU passport. I had read that I qualified as a spouse of an Irish citizen and I have lived here legally for 10 years.

Feeling sick tonight....

Many thanks for any guidance!

Bridg

Annasopra

Brimarieeire wrote: »

Good evening,

I'm just wondering if I have falsely assumed that I would be awarded a grant for my postgraduate course. I had thought I would receive the higher rate and have my fees covered. The child minder has been hired and all organised.

Then a staff member at the Uni asked me why I am getting any funding if I don't have an EU passport. I had read that I qualified as a spouse of an Irish citizen and I have lived here legally for 10 years.

Feeling sick tonight....

Many thanks for any guidance!

Bridg

Where did you read that?

Brimarieeire

It was in the guidelines for Student Grants in Roscommon and currently on the Citizen's Information website as well.

A spouse of an Irish national would be able to apply for a grant and fees for postgraduate studies according to what I went through. It was the third level ones that I couldn't apply for with an EU passport.

I rang the council as well before applying and they seemed to be of the same opinion as me.

Do you reckon I missed something Mango?

Annasopra

Brimarieeire wrote: »

Good evening,

I'm just wondering if I have falsely assumed that I would be awarded a grant for my postgraduate course. I had thought I would receive the higher rate and have my fees covered. The child minder has been hired and all organised.

Then a staff member at the Uni asked me why I am getting any funding if I don't have an EU passport. I had read that I qualified as a spouse of an Irish citizen and I have lived here legally for 10 years.

Feeling sick tonight....

Many thanks for any guidance!

Bridg

I think your original assumption is correct - just had a look at the citizens information site on this

Maybe just ring the county council or vec you applied to and ask them but it does say on the CI site

In order to get a student grant you must:

Be a national of an EU member state or an EEA member state or Switzerland
or

Be a family member of one of the above, with permission to remain in the State as a family member of such person under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and 2008 and EU Treaty rights provisions
or

Have refugee status
or

Have been granted humanitarian leave to remain in the State (foreign nationals granted leave to remain under the Irish Born Child scheme - IBC/05 are not eligible)
or

Be eligible for subsidiary protection or have been granted leave to remain under the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (pdf)
or

Have permission to remain following a determination not to make a deportation order
or

Have permission to remain in the State by virtue of marriage to, or civil partnership with, an Irish national living here or be the dependent child of a person with such permission