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Financing Options

Financing - Irish Students

Local Authority Grant

You may be eligible for a local authority grant. Click here for further details: Department of Education and Science or www.studentfinance.ie. Qualification is subject to means, age, academic attainment and residence.

Student Loans

AIB

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has agreed flexible student loan rates with AIB. AIB UCD branch staff members have extensive experience providing finance to UCD students.

Features include:

  • Flexible repayment options
  • Quick decisions
  • No set up charges
  • Loan terms 1-5 years

Phone Cynthia Smith or Georgina Butler on 01 2694499.

For further information please look at AIB financing information


Mature Student Grant scheme

You may qualify if you are over 23 years of age and live independently of your parents’ home. Contact your local authority for more information.

Tax relief

You can apply to the Revenue Commissioners for tax relief on your tuition fees. Click here for further details: Revenue Commissioners.

ESB Scholarships

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has once again agreed to co-fund three of the scholarships, which will be in the areas of energy and engineering. Two more will be ‘open’ scholarships for study in the area of arts, business, science and social science. Each of the five scholarships is worth €15,000/£12,500 and the closing date for applications is Friday 25th May More Information .

Students from the US and Canada

You may be eligible for a US Federal Loan from the Department of Education or you can take out a private education loan from a bank in the US. To obtain information about Federal Loans please see http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Please also review (attach pdf)
Canadian students can apply for a loan from the Canadian Student Loan Program. Click here for further details: CanLearn .Students may also be able to take out a private loan from the Canadian Higher Education Loan Program. Application forms are available from www.iefc.com and www.internationalstudentloan.com

Development Cooperation Ireland Fellowships

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, under the aegis of its Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI) Programme, offers annual funding to selected nationals from certain developing countries for post-graduate academic programmes in Irish third level institutions. Please consult the DCI website: http://www.dci.gov.ie/