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Student supports with previous qualifications?

  • 21-04-2017 12:29pm
    #1
    DeeAvery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭


    I was wondering does anyone have experience with trying to get BTEA or any other financial supports for a level 8 degree but they already have a special purpose and/or component certificate at the same level? Do people know of any other options?

    I have a level 8 Certificate from Maynooth, its a sand alone cert not a year of a degree or anything. It totals 20 credits. Also I have been been offered a full time degree place in Trinity (as a mature student for first year and I don't have a previous degree)

    I rang SUSI and they said this doesn't disqualify me from their grants. And I've just sent off all my supporting documents after the initial assessment. So at least there's that if I'm awarded that I suppose.

    However the person at my local DSP said it does disqualify me from BTEA. (I meet every other qualifying criteria).

    So basically I can never get a full time degree as you can't live off the susi grant so understandably I'm disappointed over this. So I that's why I'm looking to see if anyone has any advice or a similar experience?


Comments

  • #2
    DeeAvery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭DeeAvery


    Bumping up for response.

    Anyone?


  • #3
    boekind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭boekind


    Typically if you already have a qualification at an equal level to the planned new course then its a hard no but there are ways around it, below are two ways I got from the welfare website and could be appropriate to you.

    1)Previous educational award is deemed to be in an economic sector that is no longer growing.
    or
    2)Applicant worked for a period of at least three years and has paid PRSI contribution; and
    Previous educational award was made 3 or more years prior to the commencement date of the new proposed course.


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