My Department currently pays maintenance grants to students attending third level courses in Northern Ireland. Under the terms of the 1994 higher education grants scheme all full-time courses in the State assisted third level university institutions in Northern Ireland which are of a minimum duration of two years at undergraduate level and one year at postgraduate level are approved for grant purposes.
The following list of courses in Northern Ireland colleges are, in addition, approved for third level grant assistance under the vocational educational committees' scholarships scheme, 1994.
Northern Ireland Colleges.
1. North West College of Technology, Derry.
For the following courses: