SUSI Archives – The College View

The Cost of Being a Student is on the Rise

March 9, 2022

The cost of being a university student is increasing at a very fast pace. Students and their parents are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck to get an education. Inflation has caused the cost of living

Additional funding, discounted transportation, and free contraception headline Budget 2022’s student impact

October 12, 2021

The government is committing an additional €200 million to the SUSI grant as part of a substantial investment in young people in the Budget 2022 announcement this morning.

Public Consultation of Student Grant Scheme is launched

April 14, 2021

The income threshold for postgraduate students also expanded from €31,500 to €54,250 and the fee grant contribution will increase from €2,000 to €3,500.

The true cost of Graduate Entry Medicine

March 27, 2021

“I received top marks in the Christmas exams and having to drop out due to something as arbitrary as money infuriates me.”

The USI’s #EducationForAll campaign

October 14, 2020

The USI launched the #EducationForAll campaign in hope of highlighting students who have past and present issues with the high cost of student fees and accommodation.

2.8m of outstanding student debt recorded in 2016

February 21, 2018

College grant overpayments worth €2.8m were left outstanding at the end of 2016, according to a City of Dublin Education and Training Board report.

What I learned by changing course

October 11, 2017

There is no way to prepare someone for university – unless, like me, you take a very expensive trial run. Most students are very young (84 per cent of Leaving Certificate students applied for college places

Postgraduate maintenance grants to return for the next academic year

March 22, 2017

The Department of Education have confirmed the restoration of the SUSI maintenance grant for postgraduate students, commencing in the academic year of 2017/2018.

DCU students in receipt of more grants than other Dublin colleges

February 22, 2017

Many variables including geographic location and minimum entry requirements play into why DCU has the highest number of grant recipients of Dublin universities, DCU Access said.

New system sees a rise in SUSI grants

November 16, 2016

SUSI has awarded 14,000 extra grants to students compared to last year

PAC to investigate SUSI as €4 million is overpaid to students

April 22, 2015

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will soon examine the feasibility of the national student grant system, SUSI, as news has emerged that €4 million was overpaid to students who weren’t eligible for the payment. Finnian Curran reports.

Single parent students set to lose SUSI grant

March 11, 2015

Single parents in third-level education could lose up to €657 per month as changes to the one parent family payment will affect SUSI maintenance grants

SUSI grant rejection blamed on “typo”

December 4, 2013

Grant awarding authority SUSI has claimed that a rejection letter sent to a student was the result of a typo, as Bryan Grogan reports.

SUSI approves 43,000 grants compared to 6,000 this time last year

November 1, 2013

SUSI has shown a large improvement on last year, with 39.000 students having received grant payments on time

Demand on Student Assistance Fund rockets as SUSI leaves students in limbo

October 23, 2013

DCU’s Student Assistance Fund sees a sharp rise in applications as SUSI again fail to keep promises. Finnian Curran and Ciara Moore report.

Ballyfermot students petition for grants

March 6, 2013

Almost 1,000 people have signed a petition aimed at getting level 8 degree courses in Ballyfermot College recognized by the Irish grant system. Ballyfermot’s BA in Media Production Management is awarded through DCU and so

Over 3,000 students await grant decision

March 6, 2013

More than 3,000 students are still waiting for their grant application to be processed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). With less than three months left before the end of the academic year, the centralised

Quinn increases Student Assistant Fund by €3 million

February 6, 2013

Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn recently announced the allocation of an extra €3 million to the Student Assistant Fund, which is available to students suffering from financial difficulty. The injection will bring the

Loss of Hope at the Hands of SUSI

December 12, 2012

Every person has the fundamental right to an education. So what’s putting both young and older people off the idea of studying at third level these days? With the release of another harsh budget, financial

First year drop out rates

December 12, 2012

Forty eight first year students have dropped out of their DCU courses so far this year, according to Aisling McKenna of the President’s Office. The main reasons given for cancellation of registration were people “changing

Students give their view on the grant system

November 28, 2012

A survey carried out by The College View has found that of the 47% of students who applied for a maintenance grant this year, 42% have received their first payment. A further 17% have received a letter

Minister Burton addresses grant delay problems

November 28, 2012

Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton told DCU students the grant application system should be open earlier to avoid delays in grant payments to students. The Minister addressed a branch meeting of Labour DCU last