SUSI is now open for new applications for academic year 2025/26

SUSI is now open for new applications for academic year 2025/26

  • 3 April 2025
  • News

We are open!

SUSI is now open for new applications for academic year 2025/26. Apply now as a high number of applications are expected over the coming months. For more information on the application process check out the how to apply section of our website.

A number of changes to the Student Grant Scheme have been announced for 2025 so it’s worth checking your eligibility for the upcoming year.

Holiday Earnings

The amount a student can earn outside term time has increased from €7,925 to €8,424. 

Known as Holiday Earnings, this is income earned from employment outside term time within the previous calendar year by an applicant who was in education.

Income Thresholds

Maintenance Grants

Maintenance grant income thresholds for PLC, full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students have increased by 15%.

The income threshold for the Special Rate of maintenance grant has increased to €27,400 for a household with less than four dependent children.

Full-Time Undergraduate Student Contribution

Income thresholds for the full-time undergraduate Student Contribution grants have increased by 15%.

Part-Time Undergraduate Fee Contribution and Postgraduate Fee Contribution

The income thresholds for the Part-Time Undergraduate Fee Contribution grant and the Postgraduate Fee Contribution  grant have increased to €64,315.

New Income Disregards

Income disregards are excluded from the income calculation for grant assessment purposes.

New income disregards for 2025/26 include the Cessation Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme, Protected Raised Bog Restoration Incentive Scheme and Stardust ex-gratia payment.

The first €5,000 of any eligible scholarship programme or bursary award (excluding stipends) that is not otherwise disregarded within the Student Grant Scheme will now be disregarded from the income calculation.

Scholarships and Bursaries

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

Nationality Criteria

The nationality criteria has been expanded to include:

  • Applicants whose permission to reside in the State was granted in accordance with the Regularisation Scheme for Long-Term Undocumented Migrants.
  • Applicants who were granted permission to reside in the State on the basis that they are a parent of an Irish Citizen Child, as supported inter alia by the issuance of a Stamp 4.

Before you Apply

Remember:

  • Apply early as a high number of applications are expected over the coming months.
  • You do not need to have your Leaving Cert results or to have accepted a course to apply. You can simply supply the details of the course you hope to study and update your course choice online at a later date.