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Who is the 1916 Bursary for?

The 1916 Bursary is for first time entrants to Higher Education who are from one or more of the following priority groups:

What are the criteria?

Financial + Priority Group + College Entry = Eligible for consideration.

To see if you may be eligible to apply for a 1916 Bursary, please see the Criteria Quick Check page.

What are the College Entry criteria?

Applicants for the 1916 Bursary must:

  • Be a new entrant pursuing an undergraduate course and progressing to higher education for the first time
  • Have been a resident in the Irish State for three of the past five years
  • Be studying an approved full-time or part-time undergraduate course

What are the Financial Criteria?

Applicants must show that their household income meets the criteria for the SUSI Special Rate of Maintenance Grant in the year ending 31 December 2023. This financial criteria is required for you to be considered eligible for a 1916 Bursary. The SUSI Special Rate of Maintenance Grant has 3 thresholds based on how many dependent children are in the household. Less than 4 = €26,200; 4 to 7 = €28,715; 8 or more = €31,128. The income threshold increases by €4,950 per additional person in college. 

You can show evidence of this by either;

Allowing SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to confirm that you were awarded the Special Rate of Maintenance grant

  or

Providing evidence of your household income in 2023 that must include a Department of Social Protection (DSP) long term means-tested social welfare payment. If you have not applied to SUSI you are required to submit relevant financial documentation with your application.

If you wish to allow SUSI to confirm your eligibility, you will need to provide your SUSI reference number. This reference number begins with a ‘W’ and is provided to you by SUSI when you start your SUSI application. If you do not have a ‘W’ reference number you can provide your PPS Number:

You will be asked to confirm your consent to the sharing of your personal data with SUSI. If you do not provide your consent to the sharing of personal data with SUSI, you must upload relevant supporting financial documentation in order for your application to be assessed.

If you have not applied to SUSI or if your application to SUSI was refused, you can provide evidence of your income in 2023 by one or more of the documents in the table below. You will be asked to confirm if you are a; student dependent, mature student dependent or independent mature student; and the number of dependent children in the household and the number of other relevant persons in further or higher education in the household.

For any paper documents, you will need to create scanned electronic copies of them to upload online. Please note, you can only upload one digital file per question in the online application. If you have two or more documents to upload per question you need to create a single digital file first.

You are required to submit the relevant financial document(s) from the list below. The documents required are determined by Applicant Type and the Income Source.

Applicant Type

Description

Income to be Assessed

Dependent

Under 23 on 1st January 2024

  • Your income
  • Your parent(s)/legal guardian(s) income

Mature dependent students

Over 23 on 1st January 2024 and residing with your parent(s)/ legal guardian(s)

  • Your income
  • Your parent(s)/legal guardian(s) income

Independent mature student

Over 23 on 1st January year of entry and residing independently from October 2023

  • Your income
  • Your spouse/civil partner/co-habitant (as applicable) income

Income Source

Documentation Required

Additional Information

PAYE Income

Statement of Liability (formally called End of year statement – P21) for the year ended 31 December 2023

A Status of Liability (formerly called End of year statement – P21) for 2023 can be requested from the relevant person(s) revenue account at www.revenue.ie A Status of Liability/End of year statement is a 2-sided document, please include a pdf copy of both the front and back page

Social Welfare Income

A social welfare statement from the Department of Social Protection showing the total amounts received for the year ended 31 December 2023

You can request a DSP statement for 2023 through mywelfare.ie or from your local community welfare office/Intreo Office

Self-Employed and Farmers

A copy of Notice of Assessment/Self-Assessment Letter Chapter 4 or 5 for the year ended 31 December 2023

You can request a Notice of Assessment / Self-Assessment for 2023 from the relevant person’s account at www.revenue.ie

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS/ETB Payments)

A letter/statement from the VTOS or ETB office outlining what payments you received in total for 2022 for the year ended 31 December 2023

The letter must be on headed paper, signed and dated by an official in the ETB or PLC you attended in 2023

TUS/CE/RSS Schemes

Statement of Liability (formally called End of year statement – P21) for the year ended 31 December 2023

A Status of Liability for 2023 can be requested from the relevant person(s) revenue account at www.revenue.ie A Status of Liability/End of year statement is a 2-sided document, please include a pdf copy of both the front and back page

Non-Irish Income/Welfare Payments

Official documentation from the country to show the total income received for the year ended 31 December 2023

 

Note: If there is household income from more than one source, documentation for each source must be provided

What is the SUSI special rate?

There is a special rate of grant available for eligible students. The conditions you need to meet to qualify for this rate of grant are as follows:

What are the Priority Groups?

Eligible 1916 Bursary applicants must be from one or more of the following priority groups:

Who administers the 1916 Bursary?

All the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are awarding the Bursaries as regional clusters.

Regional Cluster Higher Education Institutions No. of Bursaries
Leinster Pillar 1University College Dublin; National College of Art and Design; Marino Institute of Education; Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology; Trinity College Dublin; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.Tier 1- 63
Tier 2 - 31
MENDMaynooth University; Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Midlands Campus; Dublin City University; and Dundalk Institute of Technology. Tier 1- 71
Tier 2 - 36
Mid WestUniversity of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Midwest Campus.Tier 1- 49
Tier 2 - 25
SOARUniversity College Cork, Munster Technological University, South East Technological University.Tier 1- 94
Tier 2 - 47
TU DublinTechnological University of DublinTier 1 - 51
Tier 2 - 25
West North-WestUniversity of Galway, Atlantic Technological University Tier 1 - 72
Tier 2 - 36
Additional Information

For more information, visit the following links:

For more information, contact the Access Office in one of the participating colleges

What is the 1916 Bursary?

The 1916 Bursary is a financial award to encourage the participation and success of students from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education.

Can I apply?

To be eligible for a 1916 Bursary, all applicants must meet, Financial, Priority Group and College Entry eligibility criteria.