Postgrad fees query

jedstack90

I am currently in my final year of a three year course, for which I'm in receipt of a full maintenance grant. I'm considering doing a postgraduate course, upon completing my undergraduate course. If I apply for a postgraduate course, will my fees be paid? I was told at the start of the academic year that should I do postgraduate course, up to €6,000 of my fees will be paid. But are circumstances different because of the budget adjustments?

sambuka41

As far as I know you will still need to be out of full time education for 3 years before you can get the grant. There is no longer a maintenance grant for post grad courses, there is a fee grant. You may qualify to get €6,000 of your fees paid but you have to to qualify for special rate, other wise you might get €2,000.

I may be wrong on all of this, because I am still having difficulty figuring it out myself.

Annasopra

jedstack90 wrote: »

I am currently in my final year of a three year course, for which I'm in receipt of a full maintenance grant. I'm considering doing a postgraduate course, upon completing my undergraduate course. If I apply for a postgraduate course, will my fees be paid? I was told at the start of the academic year that should I do postgraduate course, up to €6,000 of my fees will be paid. But are circumstances different because of the budget adjustments?

Yes There will be fee grants for postgrad. There will be two rates - 2000 and a second rate; the second rate is probably going to be 6000 but it's not clear what it will be

Faith

Can you get the fee grant if you go straight into a postgraduate course from your undergraduate one?

Annasopra

Faith wrote: »

Can you get the fee grant if you go straight into a postgraduate course from your undergraduate one?

Yes once you meet the eligibility criteria and means

perfectisthe

To have full fees paid you need to meet the criteria for disadvantaged students, which are pretty strict. It's all here:

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

Annasopra

perfectisthe wrote: »

To have full fees paid you need to meet the criteria for disadvantaged students, which are pretty strict. It's all here:

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

The criteria for 2012/2013 grants has not been made clear yet so that's not quite true

The minister said this

The postgraduate student grant scheme is being scaled back and there will be no maintenance grants for new entrants starting in 2012/13. However, over 2,000 students on the lowest incomes will continue to have their fees paid and another 4,000 students will receive a contribution towards the cost of their fees of €2,000.

We don't know yet how that will be implemented

Aoibheann

perfectisthe, please refrain from posting something as fact when the situation is not yet clear-cut. If you were to read the link that you posted yourself, you would see that "The 2012 Scheme and Regulations have not yet been published." Please ensure you read any sources before you use them as fact in the future, because misleading information is one of the biggest problems the maintenance grants system has. If you continue to post misleading information as fact, further action will be taken. Thank you.

saa

It seems like whatever way the grant system will be it doesn't look like it will provide me with the 4 k I need to live on and the fee's so I'm not applying for anything this year, waiting until next year hopefully I will find a job and save up or at least know how much money I will need.

If I applied this year I would certainly need an income or substantial savings to live on for next year as I won't get anything off social welfare to live on pretty much?

Tree

You can't get BTEA or social for (most) post grad courses. (i think the exception might be the h. dip for secondary school teaching). So the message from the government seems to be save every penny you have and every penny you dont have (but please, spend to keep the economy buoyant).