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The Irish Refugee Council says it is dealing with asylum-seeker students who are struggling to remain in college

Criticism of asylum seeker education restrictions

The Irish Refugee Council has criticised what it says amounts to new restrictions placed on asylum-seekers attempting to access third level education in Ireland.

Education • 14 Sep 19

Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Higher Education

Grant not intended to cover full college cost: Minister

The SUSI grant was never intended to cover the full cost of college, the Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Higher Education has said.

Education • 15 Aug 19

SUSI expects to receive up to 99,000 applications over the coming months

SUSI online application system for student grants opens

The SUSI online application system for the Student Grant Scheme for 2019 is now open.

Education • 25 Apr 19

By the middle of 2013 around 11% of initial grant decisions were appealed, with 74% of these turned over on appeal

Criticism of establishment of SUSI grant system

The Comptroller and Auditor General has recommended that the Department of Education revise its approach to planning for change, especially when it comes to complex and large-scale projects.

News • 16 Apr 15

SUSI has already received 75,000 grant applications for the 2014/2015 academic year

Students urged to submit grant applications

The body that administers the third level grant system has urged students to submit applications before the 1 August deadline.

News • 24 Jul 14

SUSI approved the full-time nursing and dental hygiene courses at TCD and UCC for grants

Grants restored to dental students

Students on dental nursing and hygiene courses in two universities have had their grants restored following clarification from the Department of Education.

News • 21 Jan 14

43,000 students have been awarded grants for this year's college year

Student grant body reports faster applications

Student Universal Support Ireland has paid almost two-thirds of this year's 60,000 third-level student grants.

News • 01 Nov 13

10,000 grants have been awarded, with another 5,000 provisionally approved

SUSI says system now running more efficiently

The third-level grant-awarding body has said it is two months ahead of where it was this time last year regarding the processing of student grants for this academic year.

News • 27 Sep 13

243 cases from last year are still being processed by SUSI

Ombudsman accepts over 50 complaints about SUSI

The Ombudsman has accepted more than 50 complaints from students regarding the processing of grant applications for last year by grant-awarding body SUSI.

News • 25 Sep 13

Students who submit their grant applications by midnight will be prioritised

Midnight deadline for college grant applications

The deadline for third-level grant applications is midnight tonight.

News • 05 Aug 13

Five grant applications from last year have yet to be fully processed

SUSI says grant application system 'improved'

The body that awards third-level student grants has said it has made a number of improvements to the system.

News • 29 Jul 13

Eamon Gilmore said nobody in the Dáil was satisfied with SUSI's first year

SUSI yet to fully process 565 grants

The body that awards third-level student grants has confirmed that 565 students are still waiting to have grants applications relating to last academic year fully processed.

News • 18 Jul 13

Minister of State Tom Hayes said that basing the student grant on income was the fairest way

Capital assets dropped from grant means test

Plans to include capital assets in means tests for student grants have been dropped.

News • 05 Jun 13

Ruairi Quinn said there was a 20% increase in applications

Quinn says third-level grant backlog cleared

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today informed the Cabinet that the backlog in third-level student grants has been cleared, apart from applications missing some documentation.

News • 12 Feb 13

Institutes chief hits out at grants system

The head of Ireland's institutes of technology has criticised the new centralised student grant system and has questioned the ability of the system to cope.

News • 08 Jan 13

SUSI: 1,500 students due to get grant this week

The body that administers the third level grant system has said 1,500 more students are due to be paid their money this week.

News • 07 Jan 13

4,000 students still waiting for grants

The body running the third level student grant service SUSI has said it has completed over half of the more than 60,000 applications it has received.

News • 19 Dec 12

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