Under the statutory based Student Grants Scheme, decisions regarding late applications are matters to be determined by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI).
The online application system for the 2016/17 academic year, closed on 3 November 2016. Students wishing to make an application after that date must satisfy one of the following criteria in order to be granted access to make a late application:
1. The course started after the online closing date;
2. The applicant had a change of circumstance after the online closing date, regarding one or more of the following:
1. Reckonable income;
2. Number of dependent children;
3. Relevant persons commencing an approved course;
4. Normal residence;
5. Nationality or immigration status; and/or
6. Change of course or institution.
7. The applicant experienced extenuating circumstances that adversely affected his/her ability to make an application prior to the online closing date e.g. a close bereavement or medical condition.
If the student to whom the Deputy refers, satisfies the criteria for submitting a late application then, he should contact SUSI and seek a determination on his late application.