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Student grants and loans in Europe

Ireland 2023/24 - grants and loans

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Country: Ireland

Date of publication: 2025

Grants - note: Need-based SUSI grants, no loans

Need-based grant (euro): min 612 - most common 4,292 - max 7,586

Merit-based grant (euro): none

Student grants

Grants are need-based: full-time home students who meet the conditions of the Student Grant Scheme can receive one, and there is no age limit. Students in certain groups, for example those facing socio-economic barriers, can also access bursaries.

According to Eurydice data, in 2023/24 need-based grants ranged from EUR 612 to EUR 7,586 a year, most commonly EUR 4,292. Merit-based and universal grants are not part of the system.

Loans

There are no publicly subsidised student loans.

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Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education – reference year 2023/24 (data published in 2025). Amounts in EUR per year for home, full-time students; country details as described by Eurydice. Earlier editions: 2013/14, 2015/16 and 2016/17. The United Kingdom no longer takes part in Eurydice, so its entries end in 2016/17.

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