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Student Grants

SUSI

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(STUDENT UNIVERSAL SUPPORT IRELAND)

SUSI

Fee Grant:

€3,000 Paid to colleges for your fees.

Grant Types & Rates

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Maintenance Grant

Adjacent Grant: €1,215 If you live less than 45km from college. Non-Adjacent Grant: €3,025 If you live more than 45km from your place

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Grant Types & Rates

Grant Types & Rates

You could get a 25%, 50%, 75%,

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Maintenance Grant depending

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circumstance.

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Grant Types & Rates

Maintenance Grant comes in 9 monthly instalments.

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KEY ELIGIBILITY EXPLAINED

Income All household income. Dependent If you were under 23 on the 1st January 2015;

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If you were over 23 on the 1st January 2015 but were under 23 when you first entered further or higher education.

Level 5 Certificate (PLC College) Level 6 Higher Certificate Level 7 Ordinary Bachelor Degree Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree Post Grad Options

PROGRESSION IN EDUCATION

Level 6 Advanced Certificate (PLC College)

HEAR & DARE

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Higher Education Access Route is an admissions

route for school leavers who for social, financial or cultural reasons are under- represented at third level education.

What is HEAR?

It was set up to ensure that all Leaving Certificate students have a fair and equal opportunity to progress to third level education.

What is HEAR?

Applying For A Grant

HEAR is NOT the SUSI grant.

If you apply to HEAR, you should also apply to SUSI if you think you may be eligible.

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Why Apply To HEAR?

• 1. Reduced Points for CAO offers in the

participating colleges, provided you meet the minimum entry requirements.

• 2. Post-entry supports - financial, academic,

social and personal.

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HEAR Application Criteria

• 1. Was your household income on or below €45,790 in 2015?
• 2. Do you or your family have a Medical Card/GP Visit Card?
• 3. Did your parents/guardians receive a means-tested social

welfare payment for at least 26 weeks in 2015?

• 4. Is your parents’ or guardians’ employment status under-

represented in Higher Education?

• 5. Have you attended a DEIS second level school for five

years?

• 6. Do you live in an area of concentrated disadvantage?

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You must meet the HEAR income limit plus the right combination of 2 other indicators to be eligible.

How Do I Apply?

• 1. Apply to CAO at www.cao.ie by

1st February.

• 2. Fill in your HEAR Application Guide

& Workbook with parents or guardians.

• 3. Complete all elements of the
• nline HEAR application form by

1st March.

• 4. Submit clear copies of supporting

documents requested on your checklist to CAO by 1 April.

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How Do I Know What Documents I Need?

When you fill in your online HEAR application and you will receive a checklist at the end. This is based on the information you provided.

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The Disability Access

Route to Education (DARE)

is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school-leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education.

What is DARE?

DARE offers reduced points places to school leavers who as a result of having a disability have experienced additional educational challenges in second level education.

What is DARE?

Who Should Apply?

• 1. If your disability has had a negative impact on

your educational performance in school.

• 2. You may not be able to meet the points for your

preferred course due to the impact of disability.

• 3. You are under 23 years as at 1 January 2017.
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– Autistic Spectrum Disorders (including Asperger’s) – ADD / ADHD – Blind / Vision Impaired – Deaf / Hard of Hearing – DCD – Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia – Mental Health Conditions – Neurological Conditions Brain Injury, Epilepsy, Speech & Language Communication Disorder – Significant Ongoing Illness – Physical Disability – Specific Learning Difficulty (Dyslexia & Dyscalculia)

You Should Apply If You Have Any Of The Below Disabilities

Who Should Apply?

Has your r disab abil ilit ity y impact cted ed on any 2 o

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follow lowing ing?

• 1. On your Learning or Exam Results?
• 2. On your Attendance or regularly Disrupted your school day?
• 3. Has it affected your School Experience and Well-being?
• 4. Have you received Intervention or Supports?
• 5. Has it affected your homework and study Time?
• 6. Has it caused any other Educational Impact?
• 7. If you have a Specific Learning Difficulty, is it severely

impacting on your literacy or numeracy skills?

How Do I Apply?

• 1. Apply to CAO at www.cao.ie

by 1 February.

• 2. Review your DARE Application Guide

with parents or guardians.

• 3. Complete Section A of the

Supplementary Info Form and apply to DARE by 1 March.

• 4. Submit Educational Impact Statement

and Evidence of Disability to CAO by 1 April.

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DARE / HEAR Timeline

1 March DARE & HEAR closing date 1 April Supporting documents closing date Late June Notification of eligibility July Application recheck August HEAR/DARE offers Late Aug /Early Sept College Orientation

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Remember…

You can apply to both

DARE & HEAR

Applicants who are both DARE and HEAR eligible will be prioritised by colleges when allocating reduced points places.

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Documents You Need

• 1. Applicant Information
• 2. Educational Impact Statement
• 3. Evidence of a Disability
• 4. Applicant Statement

More detail at end of presentation after quiz results if required.

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www.cao.ie www.susi.ie www.qualifax.ie

Further Information

C.A.O.

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Important Dates

CAO on-line application opens

Nov 5th

Closing date for online cheaper applications

Jan 20th

Closing date for applications

Feb 1st

Closing date for late applications

May 1st

Closing date for change of mind

July 1st

Round One Offers

1 week after Leaving Cert results

Round Two Offers

Early September

After Round Two

After Round 2 as necessary

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Student Grants

SUSI

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HEAR & DARE

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