Admissions
Maintenance Grants
Students on full time programmes may be eligible to apply for a maintenance grant to help with the various costs of participating in higher education.
Family and/or personal income is a key factor that will be assessed but there are also some other conditions relating to age, residency and previous study.
The website studentfinance.ie has a very useful 10-step guide to assist you to work out your eligibility for a maintenance grants. Each step has a button that will guide you through the eligibility requirements of the schemes in a way which is relevant to your own particular circumstances.
Application for maintenance grants are usually made to the VEC in the county in which you reside.
The 2010/11 Student Grant Application Form and Guidance Notes, are now available online.
Initially grant applicants will be able to download the blank form, print it off, complete it manually, sign it, and return it by post to the relevant awarding authority. It is expected that an interactive version of the application form will also be made available. When that comes on stream, after downloading the form, applicants will be able to type onto the form on screen before printing off for signature and posting.
LYIT cannot add you to the grant payroll until we recieve an official approval from the grant athourity. Therefore Applicants are strongly advised to submit completed Student Grant Application Form as early as possible. Do not wait until Leaving Cert. results or CAO offers issue. As well as a completed application form, certain supporting documentation, tax certificates, etc. are required. It may take some time to get these together, so the earlier you start the better. It is very important to supply all the relevant supporting documentary evidence requested. Incomplete applications cannot be processed. A decision about your eligibility and payment of grant will be delayed by any omission.
On arrival at LYIT your maintenance grant will be paid in 9 installments, at the end of each month, provided
- You have applied to, and been approved by, your VEC
- You have confirmed to the VEC the name and code of the course you have accepted.
- Your grant status had been confirmed to the college by your VEC
- You have provided the Registry at LYIT with your bank details. (Normally done at registration)
- You attendance record has been approved by your School Administrator.
If you believe you are eligible for a grant payment and it is not lodged in you account at the expected time, first check that all the criteria above have been met. Then contact the grants office, which is located in registry, behind the main reception desk.
Only registered students may address queries in relation to their grant payments to the registry at LYIT.
Pre-registration please address all queries to your local VEC.
Students on part-time courses, access or foundation courses (in higher education institutions) and on short courses are not normally eligible for a maintenance grants.