You can obtain an application form and scheme details in the following ways:
- the application form can be downloaded directly from the following websitewww.studentfinance.ie
- or by sending in a stamp addressed envelope to Offaly County Council, at the address below.
The following instructions apply:
- Download and read the accompanying guidance notes before completing the application form.
- Print the application form and complete it in full.
- If applicable, print and complete any additional schedules.
- Ensure the declarations are signed. The application form is not valid and cannot be processed without these signatures.
- Ensure all supporting documentary evidence is included and attached securely to the completed application form.
- Return to the address below.
NB:Read everything carefully before you begin to complete the form. Incomplete or partially completed applications will be returned to students, thus delaying the processing of the application.
This form must be returned to:
Corporate Services Section
Offaly County Council,
Áras an Chontae,
Charleville Road,
Tullamore,
Co. Offaly.
Queries contact: 057 93 57402
The maintenance grant application form, guidance notes and accompanying schedules can be downloaded here:
Maintenance Grant Form 2011/2012.pdf (size 2.5 MB)
Guidance Notes 2011/2012.pdf (size 2.1 MB)
Disposal of Assets 2011.pdf (size 189.7 KB)
Woodlands 2011.pdf (size 178.7 KB)
Course Acceptance Forms
If you are approved for a grant you will, nearer the start of the academic year, be asked to fill out a course acceptance form. This form will allow the grant-awarding agencies to complete the processing of your application under the correct scheme.
When you have accepted your place on an approved course, you will need to fill in the course acceptance form that applies to you. The completed form should be returned to the local authority or VEC where you applied for a maintenance grant.
If you have applied for a course but have not yet accepted your place on the course, do not wait until you accept a place to make an application for the maintenance grant.
You will need to complete one of the following course acceptance forms:
FA1
If you have accepted your place on an approved FULL-TIME undergraduate or postgraduate course in Ireland for 2010-11 and have applied for a maintenance grant for 2010-11 you will need to complete an FA1 form. The form is available here FA1 - 2011/2012.pdf (size 113 KB). Please download and print the form for manual completion. (It is not an interactive form).
SA1
If you have accepted your place on an approved FULL-TIME undergraduate course in an EU Member State (excluding Ireland) for 2010-11 and have applied for a maintenance grant for 2010-11 you will need to complete an SA1 form. The form is available here SA1 - 2011/2012.pdf (size 200.5 KB).Please download and print the form for manual completion. (It is not an interactive form).
Check your Documentation
When applying for a maintenance grant you will be asked to provide a number of documents in support of your application. Although the closing date for applications is generally not until the end of August, it is very important to start assembling the documents you need well before then. Sometimes there can be a delay in obtaining certain documents.
Documents detailing income generally relate to the previous year: e.g. if you are applying for a maintenance grant for 2010/11, you will be asked for a P60 for the year 2009.
| Section | Documentation Required |
| Personal Information | Long form of birth certificate; independent mature candidates require proof of residency in the country for 3 out of the last 5 years |
| Income from employment or non-social welfare pension | P21 statement of total income, PAYE balancing statement (from Revenue Commissioners) and P60 for tax year ended 31st December, 2009; P45 if applicable; letter from employer or pension scheme administrator |
| Income from all social welfare/ Health Service Executive (HSE) payments | A written statement from the Department of Social and Family Affairs and from the HSE (if applicable) which includes name of recipient, name of scheme, outlining total payments made for the tax year ended 31st December, 2009, date the payment started, and if applicable date the payment ceased, and current weekly rate of payment indicating no of Child Dependent Allowances paid and the rate of allowance must be submitted |
| Income from self-employment, including farming | Copy of accounts for each business for year ending between 1st January, 2009 and 31st December, 2009; Computation of profit/loss for income tax; Notice of assessment for year ending 31st December, 2009; Copy of receipt from a PRSA or Retirement Annuity provider |
| Rent and other income form land and property | Copy of accounts for each business; Computation of profit/loss for income tax; Notice of assessment |
| Income from maintenance, separation/divorce agreements | Proof of current One-Parent Family Payment or maintenance agreement/order/divorce decree or sworn affidavit that you are separated |
| Disposal of assets | Computation of capital gain for previous tax year as supplied or to be supplied to Inspector of Taxes |
A quick and easy way to deal with your tax affairs is by using PAYE self-service . You can view your own tax record, request tax refunds, request a review of your tax liability, claim a wide range of tax credits or allocate tax credits between you and your spouse. You can also request a copy of your P21.
These are some broad guidelines of items required and do not purport to be a full list .
YOU MUST READ THE NOTES AND SCHEME WHICH GIVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST