Noticeboard Fees
Dublin City University
Student Fees Notice Board
Higher Education Temporary Tuition Fee Support Scheme for Displaced Persons (Ukraine) in academic year 2025/2026.
The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has published
details of the Scheme for Temporary Tuition Fee Support for Displaced Persons (Ukraine)
for 2025-2026.
This information is available at the following link.
Please note additional eligibility criteria apply in order to be eligible for supports under this
scheme.
New Postgraduate entrants cannot avail of supports under this scheme.
Supports for entrants to a new Course whose initial Temporary Protection was granted more than
3 years before the start of the 2025/26 Academic year will be via existing schemes such as the
Free Fees Scheme and/or the Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI.
Progressing students and entrants to a new course whose Temporary protection was granted less
than three years before the start of the 2025/26 academic year should check the scheme for
further details on eligibility and requirements.
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.
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
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 current 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.