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Finance

On this page:

• Fees
• Grants
• Maintenance Grants
• Student Loan Scheme
• Student Assistance Scheme
• Financial Assistance Fund
• Field Trips
• Childcare Fund
• Part-time Work
• Student Budgeting
• Student Vouchers
• Staff Prize

Fees

NCAD is included in the “Free Fees Initiative” introduced in 1995 by the Minister for Education. NCAD will apply the regulations governing this scheme applicable at the time of a student’s registration. Under this scheme, course fees will not be charged to EU nationals who have been ordinarily resident in an EU member state for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to the College, provided they are first-time entrants to an undergraduate degree course.

At the time of writing there are indications that the “Free Fees Initiative” will be withdrawn from 2010 onwards.

This is likely to effect all students who enter NCAD from 2009/10 onwards. Students who have previously been registered for any part of a third level course, may be required to pay course fees at NCAD for any year that they are repeating.

Students who are repeating any year of study at NCAD must pay course fees for any year that they are repeating.

Information on Tuition and Registration fees is sent out each August. Students should consult those tables for detailed information on fee payments.

Grants

Grants are administered by Local Authorities. Students are advised to consult the Council in their area. Students that have already been assessed for a grant and whose family circumstances change during the term of their studies are advised to notify their Grant Authority for re-assessment. Details of course of study, registration and examination results for each grant holder are returned by the College to the relevant Grant Authority.

All full-time courses at the NCAD are included in the Higher Education Grant Scheme.

Students from Northern Ireland or overseas should consult their local grant authority for details of grants, and conditions applying to those grants.

Maintenance Grants

All students who are eligible for Maintenance Grants should check the Notice Board in Reception for details of when their cheques have arrived. A tick will be placed beside the Grant Authorities whose cheques have arrived at NCAD and it is just a matter of then picking up your cheque from Reception but only at the following times:

11:00 am to 11:15 am
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm
No exceptions are allowed.

Any queries regarding Maintenance Grants should be directed to Pauline Delaney in Student Services and Admission, Ext. 4218..

Student Loan Company Ltd

Students from Northern Ireland can avail of a Student Loan after having been assessed by the Education & Library Boards of Northern Ireland. Information is available from Michael Cassidy, Ext. 4212 in the Accounts Department. Please refer to the Student Loans Company’s website: www.slc.co.uk

Student Assistance Scheme

This is a very limited fund available to help fee-paying students who have difficulty paying their tuition fees. The closing date is early in Term 1. Please contact Finola McTernan Ext. 4217 early in Term 1.

Financial Assistance Fund

The Student Assistance Fund is funded by the Irish Government and part funded by the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007 – 2013.

The Student Assistance Fund is available to students experiencing particular or unexpected hardship during their course of study. This may be as a result of family breakdown, bereavement, accidents, health problems or other crises that result in unexpected financial difficulty.

Students should contact Finola Mc Ternan (Ext. 4217), mcternanf@ncad.ie for further information and Application Forms.

What areas are covered in the Student Assistance Fund?

• Books/Class Materials.
• Travel costs associated with your course of study at NCAD.
• Rent.
• Other living expenses such as heat, light, food.
• Medical expenses.
• Assistance towards costs incurred in compulsory study abroad, where the student is not in a position to cover the cost with parental or other assistance.

Funding is not available under the Student Assistance Fund for the following:

• Tuition Fees
• Bursaries
• Loans
• Registration Fees

Receipts must be provided in all cases for grants awarded under the Students Assistance Fund.

Field Trips

Grant holders who participate in obligatory field-trips are advised to contact Pauline Delaney in Student Services and Admissions, Ext. 4218, with regard to their entitlement under the Higher Education Grant Scheme. The student must themselves submit their claim to the grant authority. Students must retain all travel and accommodation receipts and boarding cards for submission to the Grant Authority in order to be reimbursed for their associated costs.

Childcare Support Fund

The Childcare Support Fund is funded by the Irish Government and part funded by the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007 – 2013.

The purpose of the Childcare Support Fund is to provide assistance towards the cost of childcare (nursery, crèche etc) for children of full-time students of NCAD, whose ability to participate in education may be adversely affected by childcare responsibilities.

Contact Finola Mc Ternan at Reception, (Ext. 4217) at the beginning of Term 1 to get the Application Form and details of the fund. Payment to successful applicants will be made in two installments, the first in November and the second in February.

The College does not have a crèche, so it is necessary for students with children to make their own arrangements.

Part-time Work

There are some part-time jobs available within the College for students who would like some extra cash.

The areas to contact for these jobs are:

• Continuing Education in Art & Design (CEAD) – (usually modelling work), Contact: Mary Sampson Ext. 4214.
• Anna McMahon, Manager, Canteen.
• Library, Seamus Gilna Ext. 4259
• Finola Mc Ternan, Ext. 4217 – work related to NCAD’s School and Community Access Programme.

It is important to note that these positions will only be available outside course hours, i.e. morning, lunchtime and evening.

Student Budgeting

The It'sYourMoney.ie website have a practical guide to student budgeting and money management available on their website.

Student Vouchers

The student voucher system is now organised by the Students Union and might change from year to year depending on how each new President decides to administer the fund. Last year, Fourth Year students were allocated €220 worth of materials each during the second term of the academic year. The amount and allocation should remain the same this year, however, the system for issuing it may differ from last year.

For further details please contact the Students Union.

Staff Prize

The staff prize is intended to help students of exceptional ability with their final year expenses. It is funded by staff contributions.

Each Faculty may nominate a suitable student from each Department towards the end of Year 3 to go forward for the prize, and a selection committee chooses the final award winner(s). The sum awarded is a substantial one, which can help considerably with final year costs.

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