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Financial Assistance for Postgraduates

Registered postgraduates may apply to PAS for some financial assistance to help with living expenses and, in certain circumstances, for a waiver/ refund of the Student Levies and Charges (SLC).

All applications are assessed individually against the funds available and an award is made against a specific cost (e.g. rent, childcare, emergency medical expenses). Due to the limited funds available, the number of successful recipients and amounts awarded varies each year. Unfortunately there is no Financial Assistance available to help students with tuition fees.

There is an appeals procedure available for students who wish to appeal a decision of the committee. In the first instance you should contact the Postgraduate Student Support Officer to discuss your case. If you are still not satisfied, the PGSSO will provide you with the information for taking an appeal.

Postgraduate Student Assistance Fund

The Postgraduate Student Assistance Fund is currently closed for applications.

Student Levies & Charges (SLC) Waiver

Postgraduate students can apply for a waiver or refund of the Student Levies & Charges (SLC). The SLC can only be waived in cases where the student has already been approved for Postgraduate Financial Assistance for that year or in the case of students whose whole household income is reliant on social welfare and where evidence of this has been provided.

It is not possible to waive this fee in any other circumstances.

An application must be completed and emailed to postgrad.support@tcd.ie with any relevant backup documentation scanned and emailed to the same address in one file only. No applications will be reviewed until relevant backup documentation has been provided.

Please ensure your email has the following subject line format:

surname_firstname_student number_docs_SPORT

The closing date for final receipt of application forms is 5pm on the last Friday of the semester 2 teaching weeks. No application forms will be accepted after this date. Students may claim for an SLC wavier/ refund for the current academic year only.

The application form may be found here:

Student Levies&Charges Waiver Application Form