Financial Assistance

There are 5 main streams through which IADT students experiencing financial difficulties can avail of assistance.

  1. SUSI, Ireland’s National awarding authority for further and higher education grants. They support eligible students in approved courses at PLC, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. *More information can be found below.

  2. Student Assistance Fund, operated by IADT’s Access Office, can be availed of by “students in significant financial difficulty.” For more information & to apply, see IADT’s website.

  3. Childcare Subsidy Fund (SU), administered by IADTSU, provides financial assistance to full-time students who have children in registered childcare. *More information can be found below.

  4. Hardship Fund (SU), administered by IADTSU, aims to help students experiencing extreme and sudden financial difficulty through low-amount monetary relief. *More information can be found below.

  5. 1916 Bursary, administered by UCD on behalf of IADT, offers bursaries to “students who are most socio-economically disadvantaged and from groups most under-represented in higher education.” For more information & to apply, see IADT’s website.

For more information, please contact welfare@iadtsu.com.

Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI)

How SUSI Works

  1. Get an indication of your eligibility

    If you are unsure about your eligibility, then check out our Eligibility Indicator first.

    Answer a series of questions to get an indication of your eligibility for a student grant.

    Check out the eligibility criteria.

    Get an indication of your eligibility with our Eligibility Indicator.

    See what grants are available.

  1. Submit your application

    Once the Eligibility Indicator suggests that you might be eligible for a student grant, you can then begin your application. First, register an account in the SUSI student portal and then complete the application form and submit it to SUSI for assessment. Starting the application process is simple but make sure you have all information about your circumstances beforehand. 

    Making an application

  2. Receive your decision

    Following assessment, you will either receive a letter detailing the outcome of your application or a checklist letter requesting documents to support your application. And remember, you can track the progress of your application in your SUSI student portal.

The online application system for Academic year 2024/25 is now open. You can apply here.

You can find updates and news about SUSI here.

If you have any questions about SUSI, you can contact the VP for Education at education@iadtsu.com.

Childcare Subsidy Fund

Childcare Subsidy Fund is overseen and administered by IADTSU’s Welfare & Equality Officer (welfare@iadtsu.ie) and involves IADT’s Access Officer (access@iadt.ie).

The fund can be availed of to cover the cost of childcare for IADT students in full-time education. It can only cover the costs of paid childcare.

The Semester 2 closing date is Friday January 31st at 5pm.

You can apply at the form here: https://iadtsu.formstack.com/forms/childcare_subsidy_24_25.

As the fund can pay out in large amounts, a significant amount of documentation is required, including records of income and expenditure, for your application to be considered.

There is a set of mandatory information which all applicants must provide in order for their application to be processed, and a set of additional supporting documents which may be required depending on circumstances.

    • Birth Certificate of (all) Child(ren) attending paid childcare

    • Proof that child is attending paid childcare, including information on cost

    • Proof of enrolment in IADT, either with a letter from the Institute or a photo of your Student ID

    • Evidence of financial status, either through a bank statement or additional documentation.

    • Evidence of receipt of the following:

      • SUSI Maintenance Grant(s)

      • HEAR Scheme

      • Jobseeker’s Allowance

      • Working Family Payment

      • Carer’s Allowance

      • Disability Allowance

      • Farm Assist

      • One-Parent Family Payment

      • Guardian’s Payment (non-contributory)

      • Deserted Wife’s Allowance

      • Back to Work Enterprise Allowance - Self-employed Year 2-4

      • Back to work PAYE work

      • State Pension (non-contributory)

      • Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme

      • Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment

      • Blind Pension

      • Rent Allowance

      • Prisoner’s Wife Allowance

      • Pre-Retirement Allowance (PRETA)

      • Widow or Widower’s (Non-contributory) Pension

      • Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA)

Hardship Fund is administered by IADTSU’s Welfare & Equality Officer.

For more information, please contact welfare@iadtsu.com.

The fund exists to help students experiencing extreme and sudden financial difficulty that is impeding their academic and personal lives.

The Hardship Fund is limited to €100 per student, per term.

A student can avail of the hardship fund twice a year, for up to €100 each term.

To apply, you will need to provide a copy of your most recent BANK STATEMENT and a clear image of your STUDENT ID.

This service has very limited funding and we would encourage only those in need to apply.

Please request access to the application form from welfare@iadtsu.com.

Hardship Fund