Funding Your Postgraduate Study
Funding is a major factor in planning postgraduate study, but many supports and opportunities exist. With early planning and awareness of available options, you can find programmes that ease financial pressure and make postgraduate study more manageable.
Postgraduate Funding SUSI Supports
Students enrolling in a postgraduate programme at SETU may be eligible for financial support through the national student grant scheme, administered by SUSI. For many considering further study, funding is an important factor, and the SUSI scheme offers a range of supports designed to ease the cost of postgraduate education.
Depending on your reckonable household income, you may qualify for either a postgraduate fee contribution or a postgraduate fee grant. Eligible students can receive a fee contribution of up to €4,500, or a fee grant of up to €6,270, which may also include a maintenance grant.
Applying for a SUSI grant is straightforward. New applicants can create an account on the SUSI website and complete the online application form, which covers personal details, residency, course information, household income and dependent family members. Before applying, ensure you have relevant PPSNs and income details ready. Visit www.susi.ie for more information.
Springboard+ Funded Courses
SETU offers Springboard+ courses across various campuses in a number of disciplines including built environment, business, computing, engineering, science, hospitality and media.
Springboard+ offers Free / 90% funded higher education courses – typically one year or less - in areas where skills are in great demand in the Irish economy. From 2025, micro-credential courses will be encompassed under the Springboard+ programme. These courses are designed to meet the needs of employed applicants who wish to upskill over a shorter timeframe. All SETU courses are part-time and are delivered in flexible modes designed to maximise access including for people who are working.
Springboard+ Funding
Springboard+ has very strict requirements around proof of eligibility. While a provisional offer of a place may be made – subject to academic eligibility – it is recommended to check www.springboardcourses.ie/eligibility to ensure you meet the requirements..
All candidates, without exception, will be required to upload the required documentation to the www.springboardcourses.ie site within the specified time windows in order to gain a funded place.
Full information on eligibility is available at:
- www.springboardcourses.ie/eligibility
Contacts and Support
Specific programme queries can be answered by the programme directors listed on the individual course pages.
If you have questions about your application or need help:
- For Waterford campus taught postgraduate enquiries, email: [email protected]
- For Carlow and Wexford campus, email: [email protected]