College grant applications deadline closes next week
If you, your child, or your spouse have enrolled for an approved third-level course for the 2014/2015 academic year, it is worthwhile checking whether a grant from SUSI is available. Grants are paid where the applicant and/or their family satisfy a means test — the means test is applied solely on the would-be student’s income if they are a mature student, over 23, and have not been residing with their parents or guardians prior to first entering or re-entering college.
For all others, the means test takes account of both the student’s and their parents’ or guardian’s income. For the purposes of calculating whether the applicant falls below the relevant income thresholds, the individual’s and their parents’/guardian’s incomes, where applicable, from all sources within the calendar year 2013, are totalled, including gross employment income before any tax deductions are taken into account, self- employed income, rental income, deposit interest and social welfare income.
