Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
1049. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applications that were made for the SUSI grant in the past four academic years, per county, in tabular form; the number of those applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1593/23]
View answerThe Student Grant Scheme is the principal support for students in financial terms by my Department. It provides grant assistance to eligible students attending approved full-time courses in approved further or higher educational institutions who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria of the relevant scheme. The Scheme is administered on behalf of my Department by the national student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), a business unit of CDETB. Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to eligible 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.
Please see below data, provided by SUSI, on the number of students who applied for SUSI funding in the last four academic years, and the number of those who were awarded. Please note data is as of 6 January 2023.
*Please note figures for current 2022/23 academic year are likely to change as processing is ongoing.
