Drogheda Clinics to be held for Louth County Council HEG applications

Louth County Council are holding special clinics in Drogheda where they will offer assistance to the public in completing Higher Education Grant application forms. If the course you are going to attend is Level 8 (Honours Degree) or higher and your usual residence is in County Louth you should be applying to the County Council for the grant.
Clinics will be held from 2.00 - 4.00pm Monday August 15th to Friday August 19th (inclusive).

Grant Applications

Applying for a grant can be a bit of a minefield for people, particularly mature students. Aontas have written a helpful blog post "Ten things mature students need to know about student grants". The studentfinance site is also very useful as you can check your eligibility and download forms there. Louth VEC grants section are open to queries from 9 - 12 Monday to Friday and Louth County Council grants department from 9 - 11 Monday to Friday.

Grant Forms Available Now!

Hi everyone
Grant forms are now available on http://www.studentfinance.ie/.
It is now possible to apply online if you are applying to the VECs in Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Dublin.
It is also possible to apply online if your awarding authority is Meath County Council. For those of you applying to Louth, Monaghan or Fingal County Councils you will have to apply through the paper version which can also be downloaded from the site.
It is advisable to start the process of applying for your grants as soon as possible as we expect there to be a very large number applying this year.
If you are having any difficulties with completing the application forms contact us through the form on the right or at 041 9842030.