Noticeboard Fees
Temporary Tuition Fees Support Scheme for displaced Ukrainian students for Academic Year 2024/25
Ukraine • August 12th 2024
The following information has been prepared based on recent communications between the Irish Universities Association (IUA) and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS), and is aimed at students displaced by the war in Ukraine continuing their studies and those applying for university places for academic year 2024/25. This information is subject to change. These arrangements are for 2024/25 alone and there is no commitment that the same arrangements will apply beyond September 2025.
This information is provided in good faith and on the basis of information provided to the IUA by DFHERIS with the intention of assisting displaced Ukrainian students in Ireland. Please see www.gov.ie for details of the scheme or any updates. DCU is not responsible for the details of this scheme
- Displaced Ukrainian Students who were admitted to an Irish university in 2022 or 2023 and wish to continue their chosen course in September 2024:
- Fees will continue to be paid from the Higher Education Temporary Tuition Fee Support Scheme for Displaced Ukrainian Students who are beneficiaries of Temporary Protection status.
- Students will receive a monthly support payment on a differentiated basis[1]
2. Displaced Ukrainian Students who were admitted to an Irish university in 2022 or 2023 and are not progressing to a subsequent year:
- Students who commenced their studies in 2022/23 or 2023/24, but who in 2024/25 repeat a year or change programme will no longer be eligible for free fees or other supports.
- Only those progressing to the next year on a normal progression route within the university they started in ‘22/’23 or ‘23/’24 will continue to receive free fees and financial supports.
3. Displaced students applying to start 1st year of university in September 2024:
- Students displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and who have been granted Temporary Protection in Ireland were eligible to apply for entry into higher education in academic year 2024/25 via the CAO by May 1st, 2024.
- New students who are offered a place in university will be eligible for EU fees rather than non-EU fees. EU fee rates are set by each individual third-level educational institution. Students should contact the university they are interested in to find out about the EU fee rate.
- New entrants to a university in the academic year 2024/25 will have their eligibility to access the Free Fees Initiative (FFI) assessed on the same basis as for all other students, including Irish citizens, and those who have been granted International Protection[i] in Ireland.
- To be eligible for FFI, a student must demonstrate that they have been resident in the State, the EEA, Switzerland or the UK for at least three years in the previous five-year period ending on the day before the start of their approved course of study.
- Eligibility to access the Student Grant Scheme (SUSI) will be on the same basis as Irish/UK/ EU student’s residency requirements
Pre-entry access /Foundation/ FET progressing to University in 2024
- Students who in the academic year 2023/24 were on a pre-entry access or foundation route, or in FET (Further Education Training) and who progress to a formal Higher Education programme in 2024/25 are not eligible for Free Fees Initiative (FFI) or other supports unless they meet the residency requirements outlined above.
- Those who do not qualify for FFI will be required to pay EU student fees. EU fee rates are set by each individual third-level educational institution. Students should contact the university they are interested in to find out about the EU fee rate.
Government website:
Updated Government advice on fees and funding will be published on gov.ie – Ireland’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
This page last updated on 19th August 2024
[1] [1]Students continuing on the same course will continue to receive the existing stipend of €1,150. New entrants or students progressing to a new course will receive a stipend of €900.
Budget 2023: Ministers Harris and Collins announce cost-of-living package for students, and investment in third level education for 2023
From Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Published on 27 September 2022
Last updated on 27 September 2022
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills Niall Collins have today outlined a significant cost of living package for third level students.
The package will include a:
- once-off €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for the undergraduate free fees initiative
(for students who have already paid their fees in full, the University will arrange an automatic refund in due course )
- once-off extra payment for all student maintenance grant recipients
- once-off increase of €1,000 in the support to SUSI qualified Post Graduate students, increasing from €3500 to €4,500
- further €8 million investment in the Student Assistance Fund for the 2022/23 academic year
In addition, Ministers Harris and Collins welcome a Budget of €3.9 billion for 2023 including:
- a reduction of €500 in the contribution fee for eligible grant applicants earning between €62,000 and €100,000
- the threshold for the student contribution 50% grant (€1500) has been expanded to €62,000;
- student maintenance grants will increase from January
- a permanent increase in the support for Post Graduate fees under SUSI by €500 from €3,500 to €4,000 from September 2023
| Student Payments | |
| If you paid your registration in full €3,043 | You will be due a refund of €1,000 |
| DCU Fees office have commenced these refunds | |
| We will send a confirmation email to your student email once your refund has been issued. | |
| If you paid €1,543 at registration | Your account has been credited with €1,000 so the balance due by you next semester 31st January is €500 |
Dublin City University
Student Fees Notice Board
Budget Reduction Academic Year 24/25
Once off Government contribution of €1,000 towards the Student Contribution payable by
eligible Free Fee Initiative students in the academic year 2024/25
Guidance for students – October 2024
1. Question: What is the student contribution reduction?
Under the Free Fees Initiative, the State provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of free fees eligible
undergraduate Higher Education students with students paying the student contribution. The student
contribution applies annually to all free fees eligible students and the current rate is €3,000 per annum.
As part of Budget 2025 cost of living measures, the Government has decided to make a once off
contribution of €1,000 towards the student contribution paid by each Free FeesInitiative eligible student
in academic year 2024/25. This will reduce the amount payable by free fees eligible students to their
institution from €3,000 to €2,000 in academic year 2024/25.
2. Question: Who is eligible for funding of €1,000 towards the student contribution under this
once off measure?
Funding through this measure is available to full time undergraduate students eligible for the Free Fees
Initiative in academic year 2024/25.
To avail of the funding, students must meet the Free Fees eligibility criteria, as determined by the
institution attended in academic year 2024/25. Higher Education Institutions will revise the amount of
the student contribution payable by free fees eligible students in 2024/25 as soon as practicable.
Students not eligible for free fees, such as students that may pay postgraduate, part-time, non-EU or
repeat year fees are not eligible to avail of this measure.
3. Question: How do I get a refund if I have already paid my Student Contribution in full?
Each HEI will advise students of the process to administer refunds. Where your HEI requires account
details to process a refund, they will contact you shortly to seek the necessary account details.
Where a student has not provided the required details by the required date, the HEI may apply a credit
to the student’s account against any outstanding or future fees due.
4. Question: I am a Free Fees eligible student, but I have not yet paid my student contribution,
can I pay the revised amount in full?
Yes, your institution will be adjusting the student contribution amount you will be charged. Eligible
students can proceed with making a payment of the revised amounts due.
5. Question: I am a free fees eligible student and I pay my student contribution fees in two
instalments; how do I allow for the reduced contribution?
Eligible students should make payments in line with the fee schedule of the institution. Eligible
students should make a minimum payment of the student contribution amounts due for semester one
as follows:
a) €1,000 for students paying a full student contribution; or
b) €750 for students eligible for a €500 student contribution grant through SUSI; or
c) €500 for students eligible for a 50% student contribution grant from SUSI
with the balance of the student contribution due in semester two. Free Fees eligible students may still
opt to pay the revised student contribution in full during semester one.
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6. Question: I am a Free Fees eligible student who usually pays the €3,000 student contribution
fees in two instalments. I have already paid the first instalment of €1,500, which is now in
excess of half the revised student contribution value I am due to pay. Will I receive any refund
at this time?
No, the extra payment will be offset against your outstanding semester two student contribution
payment. If you have paid €1,500 in semester one the payment due in semester two will be reduced
down from €1,500 to €500.
7. Question: I am eligible for SUSI fee grant supports. How will I be impacted by this measure?
The impact on students eligible for SUSI fee grant support will be as follows:
• €500 student contribution grant: Students will receive a €1,000 reduction in the value of the
student contribution they are due to pay in 2024/25 (reduced from €2,500 to €1,500).
• 50% student contribution grant: Students will benefit proportionately and receive a €500
reduction in the value of the student contribution they are due to pay in 2024/25 (reduced
from €1,500 to €1,000).
• 100% Student Contribution Grant: Students are not directly impacted by this measure.
8. Question: What happens if a student formally withdraws from a course
Your HEI/Access Officer can advise you on the wide range of services, which are available to support
you on your journey through higher education. Students considering withdrawing from a course are
encouraged to contact their institution or Access Officer prior to withdrawing.
Where a student formally withdraws from a course they may, in some instances, be eligible for a
refund of student contribution fees paid. Students are advised to contact their HEI who will advise
them of any refunds that may be due.
9. Question: What other supports are available to students?
Students may be eligible for fee and maintenance grant supports via the statutory based Student
Grant Scheme administered by SUSI. The Student Grant Scheme provides grant assistance to students
pursuing an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of
funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
Students can determine their eligibility for the range of SUSI supports on SUSI.ie
The Student Assistance Fund (SAF) is available for students experiencing financial difficulty who are
attending publicly funded HEIs. The SAF assists students in a sensitive and compassionate manner who
might otherwise be unable to continue their third level studies due to their financial circumstances. This
fund is administered on a confidential, discretionary basis through the access office of the institution
attended.
For further information about dates for applying the reduction to students accounts and how any refunds will be processed please see the section named "Budget Reduction Academic Year 24/25" on our Fees FAQ Page Here
SUSI Notification:
It should be noted by all students applying for a SUSI grant that they do not cover the payment of student levies.
All undergraduate students receiving payment of their student contribution fee from SUSI will be required to make a payment of €43 for their student levy.
All Postgraduate students are liable to pay a student levy of €277. Students receiving payment of 100% fee award from SUSI will be required to pay in full their student levy of €277 which is not covered by SUSI
SUSI Online Student Grant Application System
Please be advised that the National student grant awarding body, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland)
has announced that its online application system, for new and renewal student grants, for the 2022/23 academic
year will open April 2022
Data Protection - SUSI
Please note that DCU staff cannot speak on your behalf with SUSI without your written permission.
UK students future Fees Status
Existing enrolled UK students will retain an EU Fee status and/or entitlement to 'Free Fees' funding, if they were assessed with this status, for the duration of their current degree programme.
UK students starting a programme in the 2022-23 academic year, and who are entitled to funding under the current regulations of the 'Free Fees' scheme (UG students only) or to an EU fee status, will retain this status for the duration of their programme.
DCU have just introduced a student fees easypay telephone number (
The relevant information needed is the student ID number, date of birth, fee amount and credit card number.
Third party payments can also be made through this option.
Penalties for Non Payment of Fees:
Penalties for the non payment of fees will be applied to your account if fees are not paid within the deadline payment dates.
https://www.dcu.ie/fees/non-payment-fees.shtml
Receipts:
Receipts can now be printed online via your student portal page as follows:
- Student fee Menu
- Revenue tax certificate
- Insert required year eg. for 2021/22 academic year insert year 2022 and return