Of some 40,000 students in line for €500 towards academic contribution fees, ‘only 10,000 have so far applied’
Last year’s budget introduced a measure that offered the €500 grant to students from a household with a combined income of between €62,000-€100,000.Tens of thousands of eligible third-level students have not yet availed of a grant offering support towards education costs, according to Minister for Further Higher EducationMr Harris said that of the estimated 40,000 students eligible for a grant of €500 towards their academic contribution fees, only 10,000 have so far applied.
Last year’s budget introduced a measure that offered the €500 grant to students from a household with a combined income of between €62,000-€100,000. The Department for Further and Higher Education introduced the grant alongside an increase in the earnings threshold for a €1,500 grant towards the student contribution fee from €55,240 to €62,000.
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