SUSI provides two types of financial support:
• Fee component: contributes to tuition fees and/or the student contribution
• Maintenance component: contributes to living costs
Key 2026/27 details:
• Student contribution charge is €2,500 (cut by €500 in Budget 2026)
• Income threshold for the €500 Student Contribution grant: €120,000
• Special Rate of maintenance income threshold: €28,600
• Postgraduate Fee Contribution grant: €4,500
• Maintenance rates (non-adjacent): Special rate €7,936; Band 1 €4,722; Band 2 €3,532 (adjacent rates are lower)
• Holiday earnings deduction: €8,830
• Assessment is based on household income in the 2025 tax year.
Budget 2027 changes (announced 6 October 2026):
• All SUSI maintenance grant rates increase by 4.5% from January 2027
• The student contribution charge is permanently cut by a further €150 to €2,350 (implementation date not yet published)
• From September 2027, families with more than one child in college and household income below €150,000 get a €500 student contribution grant for each eligible student
The priority deadlines for 2026/27 have passed, but late applications are still accepted. 2027/28 applications are expected to open in spring 2027.
Citizen of Ireland, UK, EU/EEA/Switzerland. Resident in Ireland or those countries for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Income below household income thresholds. Must be on an approved full-time course and progressing from previous studies.