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Higher Education Grants
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council awards Higher Education Grants under the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts 1968 to 1992. A new Scheme is drawn up each year by the Department of Education & Skills before being formally adopted by each Local Authority.
The Scheme applies to students who are commencing approved courses for the first time in that year. To be eligible for a grant under the Scheme, a candidate must fulfil the conditions as to residence, age, academic attainments, means and nationality.
It is the policy of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to fully reassess all applicants a minimum of every two years and also to reassess any student who commences a postgraduate course immediately after the completion of their undergraduate programme.
Academic Year 2011/2012
HEG Scheme
The Higher Education Grants Scheme for the 2011/2012 Academic Year was released by the Department of Education & Skills on 28th June 2011. Please click on the attached link to view the full scheme.
Higher Education Grants Scheme 2011 - 2012 
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How to Apply
Students applying to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for a Higher Education Grant can now do so online by clicking the following link.
https://www.grantsonline.ie/eseries
Students can also download a hard copy of the application to complete by clicking the following link
http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp9529.maintenance-grant-application-form-download-page/index.html
Unfortunately we have not yet received hard copies of the application form from the Department of Education & Skills so we cannot make them available for collection.
Closing Date
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has extended its' closing date for grant applications to Wednesday 30th November. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
Correspondence
Please be aware that all correspondence to students from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will be sent via email. It is therefore vital that all students provide us with a valid email address and that they check this email account on a regular basis.
Other Useful Info
Further information on the Higher Education Grant Scheme is available at www.studentfinance.ie (opens in a new window)
- How to apply for a P21 (English Version)
- How to apply for a P21 (Irish Version)
You can order your P21 from the Revenue Commissioners online using:
PAYE Anytime (opens in a new window)
Birth Certificates can be ordered by logging on to:
www.birthsdeathsmarriages.ie (opens in a new window)