Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2022
135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons that have qualified for a SUSI grant this year; the number of persons whose applications for a SUSI grant have been rejected and the number of students for whom a decision has yet to be reached on their grant application. [51337/22]
View answerThe principal support provided to students by the Department in financial terms is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine.
As of 9 October 2022, 61,799 applications have been awarded, 13,248 have been refused and 6,729 are in progress or awaiting processing.
Of the 6,729 applications, 6,041 are awaiting supporting information from the applicant, 290 are awaiting initial assessment and 398 are awaiting final assessment.
Please note these figures are likely to change as processing for the 2022/23 academic year is ongoing.
