100% postgraduate fee contribution

head_honcho

Been awarded this and am wondering what I do now? Do I go to college with the letter and this amount is taken off my fees? Also is this fee 2000euro or does it depend? Thanks.

Annasopra

head_honcho wrote: »

Been awarded this and am wondering what I do now? Do I go to college with the letter and this amount is taken off my fees? Also is this fee 2000euro or does it depend? Thanks.

If your income is less than 31500 you get a fee grant of 2000

If your income is less than 22000 and you are earning social welfare you can get a grant upto 6270 towards fees

head_honcho

mango salsa wrote: »

If your income is less than 31500 you get a fee grant of 2000

If your income is less than 22000 and you are earning social welfare you can get a grant upto 6270 towards fees

Thanks for that.
Should I go to college with the letter now?

wolfmother51

Hi you seem to know a bit about Susi. Have been awarded 100% fee contribution for postgraduate fees. However college recieved 2000, 4000 still outstanding. Was under impression that they would pay all of fee. Received approx 5000 in btw allowance and bte allowance in 2011. Do u think i should quality for full fees. Thanks

SuSi: Reps

wolfmother51 wrote: »

Hi you seem to know a bit about Susi. Have been awarded 100% fee contribution for postgraduate fees. However college recieved 2000, 4000 still outstanding. Was under impression that they would pay all of fee. Received approx 5000 in btw allowance and bte allowance in 2011. Do u think i should quality for full fees. Thanks

Hi there,

In order to have your fees paid in full (up to a maximum of €6270) for a Postgraduate course, you must meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of maintenance.

If you think you might be entitled to a higher award and you wish to appeal the decision, I have listed instructions on how to do so below:

1. Download and print off the appeals form via the below link:

2. http://www.cdvec.ie/getattachment/St...-2012.pdf.aspx

3. Complete the appeals form accompanying it with any documentation that may support your appeal.

4. You can then either post it to the address listed on the appeals form or your can e-mail it to us.


Please note: If you wish to e-mail the appeals form you will need to follow the below steps to ensure prompt processing:


1. Draft an e-mail to support@susi.cdvec.ie with "Appeal" in the subject line of the e-mail. You will also need to ensure the e-mail is sent from the e-mail address associated with the application.

2. You will then need to scan the completed appeals form and supporting documentation and save it in PDF format.

3. And finally attach the saved scanned to the e-mail you have drafted and send it to us.


I hope this helps.

Regards,
Robbie

Annasopra

wolfmother51 wrote: »

Hi you seem to know a bit about Susi. Have been awarded 100% fee contribution for postgraduate fees. However college recieved 2000, 4000 still outstanding. Was under impression that they would pay all of fee. Received approx 5000 in btw allowance and bte allowance in 2011. Do u think i should quality for full fees. Thanks

If your income is less than 31500 then you get a grant of 2000
If it less than 22,700 and you were in a social welfare rate then you will probably be eligible for a fee grant of upto 6270.

Helpyouspeak

Hi there,

Sorry for jumping in on this but it's a similar question that I have to ask.

I have also received notification that I can receive the 2000 euro contribution to fees for my Masters, but I was wondering if you have to be currently in receipt of a social welfare payment to get the full amount, or does it mean you had to be in receipt of it in 2011?

I can't figure it out and it would be helpful to know, as it would decide on me appealing or not.

Thanks

Annasopra

Helpyouspeak wrote: »

Hi there,

Sorry for jumping in on this but it's a similar question that I have to ask.

I have also received notification that I can receive the 2000 euro contribution to fees for my Masters, but I was wondering if you have to be currently in receipt of a social welfare payment to get the full amount, or does it mean you had to be in receipt of it in 2011?

I can't figure it out and it would be helpful to know, as it would decide on me appealing or not.

Thanks

To be eligible for the special rate (upto 6270 towards fees) your income must be less than 22,703 and you must have been receiving a social welfare payment on 31st December 2011

mango salsa wrote: »

(7) It is a condition of receiving a special rate of maintenance grant that an applicant’s reckonable income must include, on the specified date, one of the eligible payments as provided for in Schedule 2


SCHEDULE 2

Eligible payments for the special rate of maintenance grant for the 2012/13 academic year As at31 December 2011, the reckonable income must include one of the eligible payments listed in this Schedule net of—

(a)income disregards (as set out in article 22 (4) of this Scheme); and
(b) Child Dependant Increase (C.D.I.) where paid by the Department of Social Protection.

Social Assistance Payments
1. Blind Pension
2. Carer’s Allowance
3. One Parent Family Payment
4. Deserted Wife’s Allowance
5. Disability Allowance
6. Farm Assist
7. Jobseeker’s Allowance (where held for 391 days or more)*
8. State Pension (Non-Contributory)
9. Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory) 10. Pre-retirement allowance
11. Widow’s Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partners (Non-Contributory) Pension

Social Insurance Payments
12. Carer’s Benefit
13. Deserted Wife’s Benefit
14. Invalidity pension
15. Incapacity Supplement
16. Occupational Injuries Death Benefit (Orphan’s pension)
17. Occupational Injuries Death Benefit (pension for a widow or widower)
18. State Pension (Contributory)
19. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)
20. Jobseeker’s Benefit (continuous for at least 12 months)
21. Widow’s Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partners (Contributory) Pension
22. State Pension (Transition)

DesignatedProgrammes
23. Back to Education Allowance (Second Level and Third Level Options)
24. Back to Work Allowance (Employees)
25. Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
26. Community Employment Scheme
27. Rural Social Scheme
28. Tús Initiative
29. FÁS Training Programmes including Apprenticeships
30. Part time job incentive scheme
31. Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)

Others
32. Foster Care Allowance where paid in respect of the applicant
33. Family Income Supplement(FIS)
34. In receipt of payments under the FIT (Fastrack to IT) initiative equivalent to a social welfare payment;
35. Participants on a training course approved by a Government Department State Agency or Area Partnership and who were in receipt of an eligible payment prior to progressing to the programme; 36. Grant aided employees in Community Services Programmes (formerly social economy enterprises);
37. In receipt of payments under the Senior Traveller Training Centre programmes.

*Combine periods of jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit and other eligible payments for purposes of meeting 391 days.

The Department of Social Protection Illness Benefit can also be used to combine periods of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit provided a period of Jobseeker’s Allowance or Jobseeker’s Benefit comes directly before and directly after the period of Illness Benefit

Helpyouspeak

Thanks Mango Salsa, that clears it up for me. I just wasn't sure if you still had to be getting a social welfare payment or not, but it seems that I am eligible for appeal as I was getting BTEA on 31st December 2011 and my income level is also below the threshold.

Thanks again!

Undercover

Could someone please advise where I might find further information regarding these grants? I have just started a low paid job (€18,000 p.a.) and I intend to start a MA programme in September 2013. Obviously if I could be helped financially that would be great!

Annasopra

Undercover wrote: »

Could someone please advise where I might find further information regarding these grants? I have just started a low paid job (€18,000 p.a.) and I intend to start a MA programme in September 2013. Obviously if I could be helped financially that would be great!

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

http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7232/maintenance-grant//mp9557/new-grant-applications-for-2013-14/index.html

2013/2014 applications are likely to open around June. It could be earlier or later though

Ant11

Sorry to gatecrash this thread but could some of you knowledge folk offer me some advise.

I finish my degree in May and am guaranteed to start work in September so I will probably sign on for the summer as I have previously done. I was thinking if I wanted to do my masters would I be best to do it in September 2013 as I think I would fit under the special rate grant (well that's if I understand it correctly). The Masters I'm considering is 9k.

OR I could work for a year, pay off my debt and start my Masters in September 2014 and possibly be eligible for the 2k grant towards the fee.

Thoughts??

Annasopra

Ant11 wrote: »

Sorry to gatecrash this thread but could some of you knowledge folk offer me some advise.

I finish my degree in May and am guaranteed to start work in September so I will probably sign on for the summer as I have previously done. I was thinking if I wanted to do my masters would I be best to do it in September 2013 as I think I would fit under the special rate grant (well that's if I understand it correctly). The Masters I'm considering is 9k.

OR I could work for a year, pay off my debt and start my Masters in September 2014 and possibly be eligible for the 2k grant towards the fee.

Thoughts??

Its really upto yourself

Grant rules change from year to year. You might be eligible now but perhaps not eligible in a years time

Ant11

mango salsa wrote: »

Its really upto yourself

Grant rules change from year to year. You might be eligible now but perhaps not eligible in a years time

True. I'll mull it over, prob best not to jump into it unless I'm 100% certain it's what I want to do.

Vaughn616

Hi, I was wondering does anyone know how long the appeals take. I sent my appeals form nearly two weeks ago. i'm really sick of the whole SUSI process at this stage.

I applied back in June, was provisionally awarded a grant in September. SUSI cancelled my application in October, told me to reapply in November and then told me I didn't need to reapply I only had to submit my Final Course Acceptance Form. I did that and was then told actually I did have to reapply but they could transfer my documents. I reapplied at the end of November. I was then told at the end of December that I had to resubmit my documents. I did that and was finally awarded 100% contribution even though my income was way way below the €22,000 figure and my mother was on social welfare (dependent applicant). At this stage I am nearly ready to have a full blown fit about the whole thing.

So any information on how long the appeals take would be really great.

SuSi: Reps

Vaughn616 wrote: »

Hi, I was wondering does anyone know how long the appeals take. I sent my appeals form nearly two weeks ago. i'm really sick of the whole SUSI process at this stage.

I applied back in June, was provisionally awarded a grant in September. SUSI cancelled my application in October, told me to reapply in November and then told me I didn't need to reapply I only had to submit my Final Course Acceptance Form. I did that and was then told actually I did have to reapply but they could transfer my documents. I reapplied at the end of November. I was then told at the end of December that I had to resubmit my documents. I did that and was finally awarded 100% contribution even though my income was way way below the €22,000 figure and my mother was on social welfare (dependent applicant). At this stage I am nearly ready to have a full blown fit about the whole thing.

So any information on how long the appeals take would be really great.

Hi there,

The appeals process can take up to 30 days.

You will be contacted by post as soon as the assessment process is complete.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Robbie