Undergraduate Grants and Social Welfare Payments Undergraduate Grants and Social Welfare Payments Students with disabilities may qualify for financial assistance from one or a combination of the grants listed below. Applicants must be 17 years of age on January 1st of the year they wish to enter college and must have sat the Leaving Certificate or an equivalent examination. The application form is fairly detailed and requires information on family income.
All applications are subject to means test which takes into account the income of both parents.
Most of certificate and diploma courses are covered by the scheme. Alternatively you may contact the ESF section at the Department of Education for this information. The maintenance grant rates are the same as for Higher Education Grants. First year students taking degree courses in an R.T.C. or D.I.T. college may apply for a V.E.C. scholarship. Students who have completed a diploma course in an R.T.C. or D.I.T. college and now pursuing a degree in an R.T.C. or D.I.T. college may also apply for a scholarship.