Mature students should start on grant applications

With CAO applications submitted since the start of the month, Leaving Cert students are turning their focus to their upcoming exams and getting the points they need for the courses of their choice. The thousands of mature students who also applied may not have exams to sit, but they can still get to work preparing for college life, particularly when it comes to finances.

The Student Universal Support Ireland [SUSI] application process has not yet opened for the 2019/20 academic year, but some mature students applicants will have significant paperwork to gather, so now is the time to start gathering everything required. Those returning to education are entitled to apply for assistance, just as school leavers are, but must establish whether they are a dependent or independent applicant.