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SUSI grant - 5 year rule, and part-time courses?

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  • 05-08-2016 4:32pm
    #1
    Sir Arsalot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭


    Hello All,

    I am thinking of going back to 3rd level education in September 2017 as a mature student to get a degree.
    I have never gotten a Susi grant before but based on my income I think I might be eligible.
    The story of my previous 3rd level courses is this:
    I started but did not finish the first year of a degree course in 1995, and I took year 1 again in 1997 but left after that and did not go ahead to year 2.
    I briefly started another 3rd level course in 2002 in the UK, but could not complete year 1 of it on that occasion either.
    The last course I took was a part-time level 3 ILM course in 2011.
    Would I be eligible for a grant, based on the 5-year rule?
    My other question is, I was looking into taking a part-time level 6 NFQ course this autumn as I thought it might strengthen my CAO application for next year. Someone mentioned that this would then disqualify a person from receiving a grant for the next 5 years and I was wondering if this was actually accurate for part-time courses?

    I posted these questions under "Ask A Question" on the SUSI website, but the only reply I got was to refer me to the Eligibility Reckoner - ( which I'd already tried and which told me I "may" be able to get a grant, whether I put in 0, 1, or 2 previous incomplete courses ).
    Hoping somebody on here might have a bit more information for me about this as it would be very helpful. Thank you


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    Aghoney
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    You are disqualified for SUSI grants because of previous studies only if you are not progressing in your studies. So if you have done one year of a level 6 course (or part of one year), that would disqualify you from grants for a first year of level 6, but it would be OK for a level 7 or 8 course.

    What course do you want to start in 2017?


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    Sir Arsalot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Sir Arsalot


    Aghoney wrote: »
    You are disqualified for SUSI grants because of previous studies only if you are not progressing in your studies. So if you have done one year of a level 6 course (or part of one year), that would disqualify you from grants for a first year of level 6, but it would be OK for a level 7 or 8 course.

    What course do you want to start in 2017?

    Hi Aghoney, thanks for your reply - it is a Level 8 course I'd like to start in September 2017.

    I previously started but did not finish Level 8 courses in '95, '97( repeated the same course as '95 ) and then briefly started another UK Level 8 course in 2002 - I'm guessing the UK one counts as a previous 3rd level course to be disclosed aswell?


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