MAKING CENTS: Don’t delay in applying for student grant

LEAVING Cert students around the country are currently in the middle of the oral and practical exams that precede the main event in June. With so much attention on these, it would be easy to let paperwork slide, writes Gráinne McGuinness

LEAVING Cert students around the country are currently in the middle of the oral and practical exams that precede the main event in June. With so much attention on these, it would be easy to let paperwork slide. But any families hoping to avail of grant assistance for third-level education next year should know that the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) application service is open, and the sooner they apply the better.

Susi provides assistance for approved full-time studies in further education (Post Leaving Certificate courses), higher education and postgraduate courses. In some circumstances help is also provided for students who wish to study outside of the State.