There are 2 types of SUSI grants:
- Student Contribution charge payment
- Maintenance payment: all queries to SUSI (not all grant students are awarded maintenance).
- You must apply every academic year for your grant, it does not renew automatically. SUSI will only pay a grant for the standard duration of your programme (e.g. if your programme is 3 years you will receive grant payments for 3 years only).
- If you are taking a lesser or greater credit load than the standard (60 credits) please talk to both your college office & student desk as this may impact your grant.
- If you are taking aleave of absencefor a trimester, or a year, you must tell SUSI & AskUs for guidance.
- If you plan to withdraw from modules,either before or after week 8, you must AskUs first.
- SUSI will not pay for repeat students (if you are in the same stage you were in last year).
- Payment of the SUSI grant each year isdependent on progression to the next stage of your programme (min of 50 credits per stage). If you are a student who is repeating a trimester/year on the same course then you are not eligible for a grant until you pass a minimum of 50 credits from the preceding stage.
- If you have not progressed to the next stage of your programme by the start of the next academic year you would be eligible for the grant if you mid-year progress when you reach 50 credits. It is important to note, that your grant will be frozen until you pass 50 credits.
- If you mid-year progress after the Christmas exams your grant will be applied in late January/early February.
- Only passed modules are counted towards progression. Incomplete IX (extenuating) grades do not count towards progression.
- SUSI will pay a maximum of €3000 per year towards the Student Contribution Charge. If your student contribution exceeds this amount you will have to pay the excess. Note that if you withdraw from a module after the week 8 deadline (WN grades only) this charge will be covered by SUSI in the current year but there will be no charge to take the module again subsequently.
- If you register for more than 60 credits per year you would be liable for a €250 Student Contribution charge per 5 credit module.
- Note thatSUSI does not pay for repeat/resit modules and these do not count towards the 60 credit maximum of student contribution.
- Students repeating may apply to SUSI for Exceptional Circumstances. (Note this is not related to UCD Exceptional Circumstances).
- If you are awarded any IX grades, due toextenuating circumstances, you have the opportunity to remediate (complete) the module/s at the next available opportunity with no additional charge (within two trimesters). If you do not progress to the next stage of your programme due to being awarded IX grades, you must contact the Student Desk for advice at the beginning of the year.
- If you are expecting to receive the SUSI Grant please do not be concerned about meeting the September Payment deadline.
- Your grant does not cover the Student Centre Levy of €254. You will need to pay for this yourself.
- New SUSI Support Tel no: 0818 888 777/ Email: support@susi.ie