Written answers

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Department of Education and Skills

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Photo of Dan NevilleDan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if this application will be re-opened. [10733/14]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that their application for a student grant is submitted before the deadline. The closing date for online applications was 1st August 2013 and this was further extended to 19 November 2013. Late applications may be accepted at the discretion of the awarding authority but not later than one month before the end of the academic year to which the application relates.

Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that late applications are accepted for the academic year 2013/14 where a student has had a change in circumstances as outlined in Article 32 of the Student Grant Scheme 2013 or where a course commences in 2014.

A late application was not accepted in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy as the details submitted by the student shows that the change in circumstances occurred a significant time before the opening date for applications for the 2013/14 academic year.

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