South Dublin CoCo Grants

DeadlyTwig

Has anyone gotten paid yet??

I didn't get mine until the end of November last year but I'm hoping they'll be a little bit faster this year!

seize10

i don't know what department you applied for but i applied on the tallaght one, and I havent even recieved a form to fill out bank details they are so ****in slow and they dont give me a date. which is **** because im not swiming in money -.-

DeadlyTwig

Tallaght are seriously slow.

I sent in my complete application for renewal last year. Then, in mid October, they decided to send out a form to get signed by UCD to say I'm a student. Isn't that what the letter and exam results from UCD are for?!!!


I have €23 in my bank account

Sad Professor

Still waiting on mine as well. Getting ridiculous. I had to pay half my registration fee today as my library access was revoked.

Annasopra

Contact the county councillors in SDCC

http://corporateservices.southdublin.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=107

DeadlyTwig

They sent me out ANOTHER form to fill out.

"Please return as soon as possible to ensure prompt payment of your grant"


ITS MID NOVEMBER!!!!

seize10

ah is that the form to fill out bank details? thats the one i didnt get yet -.-

Jay Zus

Still awaiting to hear back from Tallaght V.E.C. ,

I've not yet received an acceptance form of any kind, just a text to say they acknowledge my application... Really depending on this as I'm studying in a diff county and my place are gonna come lookin for 2200 euro at the end of this month, already paid 1000 ...

Seriously wish they'd hurry up ! >.<

seize10

im exactly in the same situation as you! tallaght vec sucks, all my colleagues from carlow are starting to get paid and i am the only one who is not, i received the sms saying i am on the system, i filled the acceptance form, but i didnt recieve the form to fill out the bank details and saying how much my award is. everytime I eamil them they say my application is on the bottom but omg, 2 months and no reply? for how much long i will have to wait -.-

DeadlyTwig

Are you guys applying for the first year or are you continuing?

This is my 3rd year getting the grant, they have all of my details on file. All they needed were my earnings, and yet STILL they take forever.

I'm genuinely grateful for being awarded the grant. But the whole point of getting it is because you rely on it to survive during college. Now its four weeks til end of term and still no money!

Sad Professor

This is my 3rd year as well. Still nothing.

seize10

this sucks i just recieved a letter asking for 900 of the fees, grant doesnt care about this, all they say is they have many aplications blabla, **** i dont have money so how am i going to study

Sad Professor

Anyone get theirs yet?

seize10

no and im going to do something about it, im sick of waiting i have absoluty no money for next week, they must be kidding i bet they sit all day talking about who they f*** last night and do the aplications when they feel like it

DSW

The grants are being paid in February ( 7th ) Its an absolute disgrace, they are the last authority with the exception of Dublin city to have there grants paid.

Sad Professor

I finally got my award letter on Monday. I applied at the end of August. SDCC was pretty quick for me in previous years, so I don't know what the hell happened this year.

I'd love to know to know what the government and local authorities think students use grant money for. Because if I was truly dependent on the grant there's no way I'd have been able to survive for the last 4 months.