Applications are now open for the 1916 Bursary for 2023-24 across 21 Irish Colleges and Universities

The 1916 Bursary is a financial award co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and aims to encourage participation and success by third-level students who are most socio-economically disadvantaged and from groups most under-represented in higher education.

To qualify, students need to be eligible by meeting specific criteria, including being a member of one or more of the Bursary priority groups outlined in the National Access Plan 2022-2028, qualifying for the special rate of the SUSI grant or show their household income was less than €25,000 in 2022 on entry into college.

Students eligible for the Bursary will be awarded under one of three tiers:

• Tier 1: €5,000 per annum. In 2023/24, Tier 1 Bursaries will be awarded to a total of 400 new entrant undergraduate students for the duration of their studies.
• Tier 2: €2,000 per annum. In 2023/24, Tier 2 Bursaries will be awarded to a total of 200 new entrant undergraduate students for the duration of their studies. Tier 2 Bursaries will be awarded to applicants who meet the criteria for the 1916 Bursary but who did not ultimately qualify for a Tier 1 bursary.
• Tier 3: Once-Off Bursary (€1,500 payable for 2023/24 academic year only). The number of Tier 3 bursaries is to be determined based on existing underspends in the system from 2022/23 and the remaining balance after continuing (including postgraduate) bursaries have been allocated for 2023/24.

In 2023 the 1916 Bursary has increased the number of top level, Tier 1, awards by an additional 58% over 2022 figures.

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For more information, please contact

Declan Reilly, 1916 Bursary National Coordinator, declan.reilly@iua.ie

www.1916Bursary.ie