Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant, financial assistance and bursary available in respect of a person (details supplied) who wishes to continue studies in the United States of America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14164/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 700 and 709 together.

Under the terms of the student grant scheme, my Department provides maintenance grants to undergraduate students pursuing approved third level courses, in the State or in other EU. Member States, to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and means.

Under the student grant scheme an approved undergraduate course, in the State or in a Member State, is defined as a full-time course of at least two years duration pursued in an approved institution.

As the student grant scheme does not extend to courses pursued outside of the EU there is no provision to provide funding to the student referred to by the Deputy.