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  2. Find Your Scheme and Where to Apply
  3. Check Previous Study
  4. Check if You Have Lived in an Area Long Enough
  5. Check your Nationality/Status
  6. Check Grant Levels
  7. Check Reckonable Income Bands
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  9. Check your Documentation
  10. Course Acceptance Forms
  11. Change of Circumstances
Maintenance Grant
Find Your Scheme and Where to Apply
Qualifying candidates can enroll in one of over 1600 Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses in Ireland with the support of a maintenance grant. In addition, qualifying candidates can enroll in one of over 1000 undergraduate courses and hundreds of postgraduate courses in higher education and receive a maintenance grant. Lastly, did you know that qualifying candidates can enroll in one of countless higher education courses in the United Kingdom and other EU States and still avail of the Irish maintenance grant?

In this section, studentfinance.ie can help you to:

  • Check that your chosen course and college is approved for a maintenance grant
  • Find out what scheme applies to your chosen course
  • Find out where you should submit your grant application

If your chosen course and/or college is not approved for a grant, your application will not be processed, even if you meet all the other conditions for eligibility. If you are unsure, double-check with either your local authority or VEC.

To proceed, firstly click on the option below that applies to you:

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