Higher Education Grants
The Higher Education Grant Scheme provides financial assistance for approved third level colleges. Family and/or personal income is a key factor that will be assessed when you apply for a student grant however there are a number of other factors that must also be considered. For further information on these, please see the Department of Educations website
www.studentfinance.ie or the link to the Student Grant Act 2011 from our website.
Update - March 2012
Arrangements For
New Student Grant Applications
for 2012/2013 - A new ONLINE ONLY grant applications system is being introduced for 2012. All new applications will be made online to a single awarding authority, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) through
www.studentfinance.ie.
All new applications received before the closing date of 31st August have now been assessed. Applications received after this date will continue to be assessed in strict date order. If you have received a letter requesting further information please return the requested documents as soon as possible.
Fees payments are made directly to the colleges once a relevant invoice is received from the college.
For your information, all applications are processed in strict date order. Incomplete applications cannot be processed, so please forward all relevant documents within 10 days of completing your online application. Original documents must be submitted with your application, copies are not sufficient and your application will not be processed
If you have already submitted your application please ensure that you have sent in all required documents as per the checklist from your application including the signed declaration form, your CAO acceptance and your final course acceptance (or FA1) form.
All renewal applications submitted before the closing date of July 1st have now been assessed. If you have not received any correspondence from us in relation to your grant please email us at
heg@wicklowcoco.ie to check the status of your application.
For more information on Higher Education Grants please see the Department of Education’s interactive website
www.studentfinance.ie
Contact Details
Higher Education Grants,
Wicklow County Council,
County Buildings,
Wicklow Town,
Co. Wicklow
Tel: 0404 20161
Email: Heg@wicklowcoco.ie
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