Proposed farmer asset test for college grants has been scrapped

SUSI, the body that awards grants for third-level students, has opened for applications for the 2014/2015 academic year.

All college student grant applications are processed through SUSI, unless a student is currently completing their college course and has been in receipt of a grant from another awarding authority, such as a VEC.

Third-level tuition fees are generally paid by the State in the case of Irish residents who are completing their first qualifying third-level course.