The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grants Scheme.
A student who is attending an undergraduate course in another EU Member State can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution.
Article 15 of the Student Grant Scheme 2016 states that where a student is required as part of an approved undergraduate or postgraduate course to attend a higher education institution outside the State for a period of up to one year, a maintenance grant may continue to be paid where the period abroad does not extend the normal duration of the approved course. Furthermore, a maintenance grant may continue to be paid, where a student is required to participate in an off-campus placement as a compulsory part of his/her course, as long as the off-campus placement does not extend the normal duration of the course.