BTEA Allowance and Student Contribution Fee

PTH2009

I finished a higher certificate course and passed it and was on the back to education Allowance for the 2 years of my course, as it was a failte Ireland course they paid my student contribution fee for the 2 years.

Anyway i got accepted onto the follow on degree course and my application for the BTEA allowance for 2013-2014 academic year was accepted. As the course is not failte Ireland i have to pay the full student contribution fee of E2500.

My question- is there anyway that i would be excempt from paying the student fee because im on BTEA. Im 23 and both my parents are out of work

dharma200

"The student contribution charge for 2013-14 is € 2,500. This charge is payable by students who qualify for free tuition fees under the Free Fees Schemes. You may be eligible for a full (100%) or part (50%) grant in respect of the student contribution charge depending on the level of your reckonable income."

I would suspect if your rteckonable income is only B.T.E.A and your parents are unemplyed then you should be eligible, have you applied to s.u.s.i.. they should let you know..

dharma200

as far as I am aware all those on my course who get BTEA are eligble to have the contribution charge paid, unless of course they are not progressing a level up... I am sure someone will know and clarify very soon but I cant see how you are supposed to pay a contribution if you are essentially on btea and your parents have no means either

PTH2009

dharma200 wrote: »

as far as I am aware all those on my course who get BTEA are eligble to have the contribution charge paid, unless of course they are not progressing a level up... I am sure someone will know and clarify very soon but I cant see how you are supposed to pay a contribution if you are essentially on btea and your parents have no means either

Im on Jobseekers allowance at the moment (well i one where i get paid the days im not working) My dad is on Job seekers allowance and my mother has no means

dharma200

From the 2011/12 academic year the Student Grant Scheme is divided into 2 components – maintenance grants and fee grants. You cannot get the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) and the maintenance component of a student grant together unless you were getting BTEA in the 2009/10 academic year and are continuing your studies or progressing to a new course.

Although you are not entitled to the maintenance component of the student grant, you must still submit a student grant application form to be assessed for a fee grant to pay your Student Contribution (formerly called the student services charge), field trip costs and tuition fees (if payable).


The only thing is to wait and see what s.u.s.i say assessing your grant application

Annasopra

PTH2009 wrote: »

I finished a higher certificate course and passed it and was on the back to education Allowance for the 2 years of my course, as it was a failte Ireland course they paid my student contribution fee for the 2 years.

Anyway i got accepted onto the follow on degree course and my application for the BTEA allowance for 2013-2014 academic year was accepted. As the course is not failte Ireland i have to pay the full student contribution fee of E2500.

My question- is there anyway that i would be excempt from paying the student fee because im on BTEA. Im 23 and both my parents are out of work

You need to apply to SUSI for a grant to cover the fee

www.susi.ie