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Money Matters
Fees Fees consist of three elements: A Tuition Fees A Student Contribution Charge A Student Levy
Tuition Fees
Under the Higher Education Free Fees Initiative (this scheme is currently under review), the State pays the tuition fees for eligible full-time, non-repeat undergradu- ate, EU/EEA/Swiss States students who:
a) are first-time undergraduates b) hold EU/EEA/Swiss States nationality or official refugee status and
c) have been ordinarily resident in an EU/ EEA member state for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to an approved course.
Only students who are NOT eligible for the Free Fees Initiative are liable for full fees. Students who are classified as non-EU students pay higher fees than those payable by EU/EEA/Swiss States students. Te Fees Schedule/Fees Information is
available at:
www.ucd.ie/fees. Updated information about tuition fees and fee payment for students entering UCD in 2012 will be available from summer 2012, when fees are set by the Department of Education & Skills.
Student Contribution Charge
Te Student Contribution charge for 2011/2012 is €2000. Tis charge has not yet been finalised for 2012/2013. If you are eligible under the Higher
Education Free Fees Initiative, you will have to pay the Student Contribution; the ‘free fees’ scheme will pay the other ele- ment of programme fees.
If you are not eligible for ‘free fees’ you will have to pay the full programme fee rate which already includes the Student Contribution, i.e. you will not have to pay a separate contribution charge. Students have the option to pay the
Student Contribution in two parts: at the start of semester one and at the start of semester two. Reductions for second and subsequent children take place via the tax system. Currently, the Student Contribution
is paid by the Exchequer in respect of students who qualify under the Higher Education Grants Scheme. All other undergraduate students may pay half at the start of semester one and half at the start of semester two.
Student Centre Levy
All students will be liable for the Student Centre Levy. As a guideline, this levy was €154 in 2010/11. Te 2011/12 and 2012/13 levies have not yet been final- ised. Te 2012/2013 levy is expected to be finalised and published in June 2012.
Grants From 2012/2013, higher education grants will be administered through one single government agency, rather than through individual County Councils, Local Authorities or VECs. Details for this agency have yet to be finalised. If you think you are eligible for a grant you will deal directly with this one agency. For more information on financial support for higher education, including grants, visit
www.studentfinance.ie. Further details on both Fees and
Grants can be found at
www.ucd.ie/fees. You can also find details on UCD schol- arships and awards on page 16.
Budgeting Guidelines Te cost of living in Dublin can be high, although it very much depends on each student’s individual needs. Please use the figures below as a rough estimate of a monthly/nine month student budget.
Cost of Living Away from Home Expense
Rent (shared – own room)
Electricity/Gas/Bins (Public Utilities) Food including lunches
Travel (Monthly Short Hop ticket)
Books and materials (including photocopying and printing)
Clothes/Medical
Mobile Phone (look out for promotions) Social Life/Miscellaneous Total
Monthly €
300—600 28
250 93
75
45 20
130
Annual Cost € Nine months
(academic year) 2,700—5,400
252
2,250 837
675
405 180
1,170 €941—€1,241 €8,469 —€11,169
Cost of Living for Student Living at Home Expense
Monthly €
Contribution to bills
Food Travel
Books and Materials
Clothes/Medical Telephone
Social Life/ Miscellaneous
Total 34
70 93
49
45 20
112 €423
Annual Cost € Nine months
(academic year) 306
630 837
441
405 180
1,008 €3,807
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