Student Grant Scheme 2020.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Scheme may be cited as the Student Grant Scheme 2020
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paragraphs: (1) This Scheme shall come into operation on 12th of March 2020.
(2) This Scheme applies in relation to the provision of grants to students in the 2020/21 academic year, where such year begins on or after 1 September 2020, irrespective of whether anything done under this Scheme is done before, on or after 1 September 2020.
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paragraphs: (1) In this Scheme—
“Accelerated Technician Programme” has the meaning assigned to it in Regulation 4(b)(viii) of the Regulations;
“Act” means the Student Support Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011);
“appeals officer” means a person designated under section 20(1) of the Act;
“approved course” shall be construed in accordance with section 8 of the Act and Regulation 4 of the Regulations;
“approved institution” shall be construed in accordance with section 7 of the Act and Regulation 3 of the Regulations;
“awarding authority” means—
(a) an education and training board, or
(b) a local authority, or
(c) an appointed awarding authority;
“appointed awarding authority” means the City of Dublin Education and Training Board in accordance with article 4 of the Student Support Act (Appointment of Awarding Authority) Order 2012 — ( S.I. No. 161 of 2012 ) and Part 7 of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 .
“dependent child” shall be construed in accordance with section 16(7) of the
Act and article 19(8);
“dependent student” means a class of applicant coming within the meaning of that term in accordance with article 13;
“EU rate of fee” means the fee determined and charged by an institution for a course to European Union, EEA and Swiss nationals, and related categories of student;
“field trip” means a trip which is compulsory and an integral part of a course, which is for fact-finding or research purposes, and without which the student cannot graduate or progress to the next year of the course;
“Free Fees Schemes” includes the Free Fees Schemes and the Middle Level Technician Programme (M.L.T) and the Higher Technical and Business Skills Programme (H.T.B.S.) which provide for the Exchequer to meet the tuition fees of eligible students attending approved full-time undergraduate courses in approved institutions in the State who meet the criteria of those initiatives;
“independent student” means a class of applicant coming within the meaning of that term in accordance with article 13;
“Member State” means, where the context so admits, Member State of the European Union;
“Minister” means the Minister for Education and Skills;
“national framework of qualifications” means the framework of qualifications established and maintained pursuant to section 7 of theQualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999 (No. 26 of 1999);
“normal residence” shall be construed in accordance with article 7(2);
“postgraduate course” means a course leading to a major higher education and training award at Level 8 (Higher Diploma), Level 9 (Postgraduate Diploma, Master Degree), Level 10 (Doctoral Degree) on the national framework of qualifications or equivalent awards;
“post leaving certificate course” has the meaning given to it in Regulation 4(a) of the Regulations;
“prior scheme” means the Higher Education Grants (HEG) Scheme made pursuant to the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts 1968 to 1992 or the schemes administered by a Vocational Education Committee, namely the Vocational Education Committees’ (VEC) Scholarship Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees (TLT) and Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses;
“recognised awarding body in the State” means—
(a) Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI);
(b) one of the universities in the State;
(c) the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland;
(d) one of the Institutes of Technology with delegated authority; or
(e) the Dublin Institute of Technology;
“Regulations” means the Student Support Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 77 of 2020 )
“relevant persons” include—
(a) dependent children,
(b) a dependent student’s parent(s), and
(c) an independent student’s spouse, civil partner or cohabitant;
“student” shall be construed in accordance with section 14(1) of the Act and Regulation 5 of the Regulations;
“student contribution” means the charge payable by students who are deemed eligible for free tuition fees under the Free Fees Schemes. This contribution encompasses the student services charge and a contribution by students towards tuition costs;
“tuition student” has the meaning given to it by section 14(7) of the Act;
“undergraduate course” means a course leading to a major higher education and training award at Level 6 (Higher Certificate), Level 7 (Ordinary Bachelor Degree), Level 8 (Honours Bachelor Degree) on the national framework of qualifications, or equivalent awards, other than a course known for the time being as a post leaving certificate course;
(2) A word or expression which is used in this Scheme and which is also used in the Act has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in this Scheme as it has in the Act.
(3) (a) A reference in this Scheme to an article is to an article of this Scheme, unless it is indicated that reference to some other instrument is intended.
(b) A reference in this Scheme to a paragraph or subparagraph is to the paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.