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Grant Unsuccessful & Appeal Unsuccessful

  • 02-09-2014 12:21pm
    #1
    dazftw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭


    I was hoping someone could shed some light on my situation, particularly from people have received their grant (fees only) for the duration of their course or at least going into the second year and have been approved.

    Both my grant application and appeal have been unsuccessful. I haven't got a reason why the appeal was unsuccessful but I reckon its on the basis the reckon able income for my mother and I goes over the limit by €2000.

    The limit which was reduced by €2000 just this year also.

    I asked a friend who is in the same course and she said during the summer she received a letter to say if she passed her exams she would automatically be approved. I thought this would have been the case for myself but it hasn't been unfortunately.

    Im very confused and worried as I start next week now and I seriously doubt I can have €2750 saved by christmas.

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  • #2
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Do you have to have the full 2750 by Christmas?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #3
    Sup08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭Sup08


    Have you asked your college about the Free Fees Initiative. Worth a try as this is not an application to SUSI.
    Free Fees Initiative

    The Free Fees Initiative covers the majority of full-time Level 8 programmes provided by Irish Institutes of Technology and Level 6, 7 and 8 programmes provided by Irish Universities and qualifying Colleges. Students intending to pursue a full-time Level 6 or 7 programme in an Irish Institute of Technology should contact the Undergraduate Fees office of the their intended institution for clarification on the eligibility criteria to qualify for “free fees” for their programme of study.

    http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp9377/course-fees/index.html


  • #4
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Sup08 wrote: »
    Have you asked your college about the Free Fees Initiative. Worth a try as this is not an application to SUSI.


    http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp9377/course-fees/index.html

    Im not sure how thats relevant? The op would still have to pay the 2750 student contribution fee.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #5
    Sup08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭Sup08


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Im not sure how thats relevant? The op would still have to pay the 2750 student contribution fee.

    They would need to know if they are eligible for the fees as well before making their decision.


  • #6
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Sup08 wrote: »
    They would need to know if they are eligible for the fees as well before making their decision.

    But tuition fees and student contrubtion fees are separate. I havent seen any suggestion the op is ineligible for free tuition fees so I dont get the relevance?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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  • #7
    Sup08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭Sup08


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    But tuition fees and student contrubtion fees are separate. I havent seen any suggestion the op is ineligible for free tuition fees so I dont get the relevance?

    They applied for the grant and were refused and mentioned the fees only in the OP.


  • #8
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Sup08 wrote: »
    They applied for the grant and were refused and mentioned the fees only in the OP.

    I still dont understand the relevance.

    Free fees are free tuition fees.

    The grant has nothing to do with free tuition fees.

    The fee grant of fees only will pay the 2750 student contribution fee.

    The op never suggested they were ineligible for free tuition fees.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #9
    kissmequick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭kissmequick


    Sorry for crashing I seem to be always doing this but don't want to be creating loads of Threads for one single question. What is the difference between the Free Fees Initiative and the SUSI Grant? I was looking on the SUSI Site today and just figured SUSI was the current procedure where ya apply for free fees, ie: SUSI instead of the "olden-days" County Council and V.E.C's.....

    If there is other Grants available, what is the difference between SUSI and that Grant?


  • #10
    ninty9er
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    You've answered your own question OP. Your reckonable income is over the limit.


  • #11
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    kissmequick wrote: »
    Sorry for crashing I seem to be always doing this but don't want to be creating loads of Threads for one single question. What is the difference between the Free Fees Initiative and the SUSI Grant? I was looking on the SUSI Site today and just figured SUSI was the current procedure where ya apply for free fees, ie: SUSI instead of the "olden-days" County Council and V.E.C's.....

    If there is other Grants available, what is the difference between SUSI and that Grant?

    There arent really any other available grants

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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