Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes

*For operational reasons, individual institution may need to set a deadline earlier (or later) for the receipt of applications from their students. Applicants are required to take note of the announcement at individual institution.

b. For New Students:

Details of submission arrangement will be announced in August 2012.

If you attend a postgraduate course that commences between March 2012 and February 2013, you should apply for financial assistance for the 2012/13 academic year. The deadline for application is one month following the commencement of the course and in any case not later than 31.3.2013.

If you will be undergoing graduation-tied training/placement/internship in the 2012/13 academic year (including the summer months of year 2012) which counts towards the graduation of your course (thereafter known as "graduation-tied placement"), you should submit the application when there is confirmation of the details of the graduation-tied placement(s), including the period and the income receivable (if any) during the training period which will facilitate completion of the relevant part of the application form. In the event that these details could not be confirmed by the deadline of application, you can submit your application form first and inform the Agency immediately once the details are available. You are reminded that not all training/placement(s)/internship offered/arranged by your institution are graduation-tied which count(s) towards the graduation of your course. If you have doubts, you should seek confirmation from your institution first.

Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted save in exceptional circumstances and are accompanied by a letter from your institution in support of the late applications.