THIRD LEVEL AND PLC COLLEGE GRANTS SCHEMES
FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING COLLEGE
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2009/2010
There are four types of Maintenance Grant
1. TLT Maintenance Grants – for students doing Higher National Certificate (Level 6) or Ordinary Bachelor Degree (Level 7) Courses at Institutes of Technologies (e.g. Dundalk) and DIT Colleges (e.g. DIT Bolton Street). TLT Grants are NOT applicable to any courses in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales.
2. VEC Scholarships – for students:
- Doing Honours Bachelor degree courses (Level 8) at Institutes of Technology, DIT Colleges, NCAD, DCU, UL, NCI etc.
- Progressing to degree courses at Institutes of Technology in the south of Ireland and Universities (both in Ireland and UK), having successfully completed Higher National Certificate or Ordinary Degree Courses or HND Courses (Northern Ireland and UK)
- Progressing from degree courses to full-time post-graduate courses in the south and north of Ireland – no funding for post-graduate courses outside of Ireland
- Attending Higher National Diploma courses at specific Colleges in Northern Ireland and UK
3. PLC Maintenance Grants – for students doing recognised PLC (Post Leaving Certificate) Courses in Colleges in the South of Ireland (e.g. MIFET in Monaghan).
Awarding Authority for 1, 2 AND 3 Above is COUNTY MONAGHAN VEC
4. HEG – Higher Education Grants – for students commencing degree courses for the first time in Universities e.g. NUIG, UCD; Teacher Training Colleges (including Northern Ireland), University of Ulster, recognised universities in EU etc.)
Awarding Authority for 4 is MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL
Application Forms & Notes available NOW from:
2. Monaghan County Council, The Glen, Monaghan
or may be downloaded by following this link: Student Finance Website
N.B. – Only one application form to be completed and returned to:
Co. Monaghan VEC, Market Street, Monaghan
Telephone: 047-30888
OR
Monaghan County Council, The Glen, Monaghan
Telephone: 047-30550
Independent Mature Candidate
If you are over 23 at 1st January, 2009 and independent, your income and that of your spouse, if relevant, must be assessed
Dependent Mature Candidate
If you are over 23 at 1st January, 2009 and living with parent/s, your income and their income must be assessed
Candidate other than Mature
If you are under 23 at 1st January, 2009, your income (if relevant) and your parent/s income must be assessed
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES' SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2009
2009 Reckonable Income Limits
for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 (the tax year 2008)
|
Number of Dependent Children
|
Full Maintenance (100%) and Full Fees
|
Part Maintenance (75%) and
Full Fees
|
Part Maintenance (50%) and
Full Fees
|
Part Maintenance (25%) and
Full Fees
|
Part Tuition Fees (50%) only^
|
|
Less than 4
|
€41,110
|
€42,235
|
€44,720
|
€47,205
|
€51,380
|
|
4 – 7
|
€45,165
|
€46,415
|
€49,145
|
€51,880
|
€56,460
|
|
8 or more
|
€49,045
|
€50,400
|
€53,360
|
€56,320
|
€61,295
|
* In the 2009/2010 academic year where 2 or more children (or the candidate's parent) are pursuing a course of study listed below the reckonable income limits for Full Maintainence (100%) and Full Fees and Part Tuition Fee (50%) only categories may be increased by €4,980 where there are 2 such children, €9,960 where there are 3 such children and so on, by increments of €4,980.
For the Part Maintenance and Full Fees at 75%, 50% and 25%, the reconable income limits may be increased by €4,815 where there are 2 such children, €9,630 where there are 3 such children and so on, by increments of €4,815.
2009 Maintenance Rates
|
|
Non-Adjacent Rate
|
Adjacent Rate
|
|
Full Maintenance (100%)
|
€3,420
|
€1,370
|
|
Part Maintenance (75%)
|
€2,565
|
€1,030
|
|
Part Maintenance (50%)
|
€1,710
|
€685
|
|
Part Maintenance (25%)
|
€855
|
€345
|
2008/2009 SPECIAL RATE OF MAINTENANCE (TOP-UP)
For the award of a special rate of maintenance grant (additional to the ordinary maintenance grant) in respect of the 2009/2010 academic year, a candidate’s reckonable income (for the period 1 January, 2008 to 31 December 2008, (the tax year 2008) shall not exceed: - €22,308
›› net of standard exclusions (as set out in Clause 1 of Schemes)
and
›› net of Child Dependant Increase (C.D.I.) paid by the Department of Social and Family Affairs
As at 31st December 2008, the Reckonable Income for Top-Up MUST include an eligible social welfare payment. The list of Eligible Payments are included in an Appendix to all Schemes.
LIST OF ELIGIBLE PAYMENTS
1. SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
| New Name | Old Name |
| Blind Person’s Pension | |
| Carer’s Allowance | |
| One Parent Family Payment |
Deserted Wife’s Allowance
Lone Parent’s Allowance
Prisoner wife’s Allowance |
|
Disability Allowance
|
|
| Farm Assist | |
| Jobseeker’s Allowance (where held for 391 days or more) | Unemployment Assistance |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension |
| Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory) | Orphans (Non-Contributory) Pension |
| Pre-retirement allowance | |
| Widow’s/Widower’s (Non-Contributory) Pension |
2. SOCIAL INSURANCE PAYMENTS
| New Name | Old Name |
| Carer’s Benefit | |
| One Parent Family Payment | Deserted Wife’s Benefit |
| Invalidity Pension | |
| Incapacity Supplement | Unemployability Supplement |
| Occupational Injuries Death Benefit (Orphan’s pension) | |
| Occupational Injuries Death Benefit (pension for a widow or widower) | |
| State Pension (Contributory) | Old Age Contributory Pension |
| Guardian’s Payment (Contributory) | Orphan’s (Contributory) Allowance |
| Jobseeker’s Benefit (continuous for at least 12 months) | Unemployment Benefit |
| Widow’s/Widower’s (Contributory) Pension | |
| State Pension (Transition) | Retirement Pension |
3. FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENT (FIS)
4. DESIGNATED PROGRAMMES
Back to Education Allowance (Second Level and Third Level Option)
Back to Work Allowance (Employees)
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
Community Employment Scheme
Rural Social Scheme
FÁS Training Programmes, including Apprenticeships
Part time job incentive scheme
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS
5. OTHERS
a) In receipt of payments under the Fáilte Ireland Skills Programme equivalent to a social welfare payment;
b) In receipt of payments under the FIT (Fastrack to IT) initiative equivalent to a social welfare payment;
c) Participants on a training course approved by a Government Department, State Agency or Area Partnership and who were in receipt of an eligible payment prior to progressing to the programme;
d) Grant aided employees in social economy enterprises;
e) In receipt of payments under the Senior Traveller Training Centre programmes.
Special Rates Maintenance Grant for 2009/2010
|
Grant
|
Standard Grant
|
Top – Up Amount
|
Total Grant
|
| Non-Adjacent Rate |
€3,420
|
€3,270
|
€6,690
|
| Adjacent Rate |
€1,370
|
€1,310
|
€2,680
|
Full details on the 2009/2010 Schemes are available here (click on links below)
| 2009 Scéim PLC as Gaeilge | |
| 2009 VEC Scholarship Scheme | 2009 Scéim VEC as Gaeilge |
| 2009 TLT Scheme | 2009 Scéim TLT as Gaeilge |
For information on obtaining a P21 on-line click on these links:
Application Forms for completion are available NOW from:
County Monaghan VEC
Administration Centre,
Market Street, Monaghan
County Monaghan.
Telephone: 047 - 30888
Fax: 047 - 30889
educ@monaghanvec.ie
or may be downloaded by following this link: Student Finance Website
For more information on financial supports for students in further and higher education check out the new student finance website www.studentfinance.ie

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