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Budget 2025 New Student Funding Measures

Budget 2025 New Student Funding Measures

  • 31 October 2024
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Budget 2025 New Student Funding Measures

A number of measures announced in Budget 2025 will result in changes to student funding.  

Some measures are defined as once-off cost of living measures and these will come into effect in academic year 2024/25.

Other changes will come into effect in September 2025.

All measures are subject to legislation provided by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Once-Off Cost of Living Measures

The Student Contribution fee has been reduced by €1,000 for eligible full-time undergraduate students in academic year 2024/2025. 

The Postgraduate Fee Contribution has increased from €4,000 to €5,000 for eligible students in academic year 2024/25.

Budget Measures Effective September 2025

The Special Rate of Maintenance grant income threshold will increase from €26,200 to €27,400.

Income thresholds for maintenance grants for PLC, full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students will increase by 15%. 

Income thresholds for the full-time undergraduate Student Contribution will also increase by 15%.

The Postgraduate Fee Contribution income threshold will increase to €64,315.

The Part-Time Undergraduate Fee Contribution income threshold will also increase to €64,315.

The first €5,000 of any scholarship or a bursary will be disregarded from SUSI's income calculation.

Students who receive a scholarship from public funds that is listed as an eligibility exclusion under the Student Support Scheme and does not fully cover their fees may be eligible for a grant to cover the remaining fees.

The nationality criteria will be expanded to include applicants whose permission to reside in the State was granted in accordance with:

  1. Department of Justice’s Regularisation Scheme for Undocumented Migrants
  2. Persons with permission to remain as the parents of an Irish-born citizen child