1. A lot done but more to do………. Guidance & Counselling R Sexton
6th year students
A lot done but more to do……….
Guidance & Counselling R Sexton

2. Have you ?…… Registered with CAO? Ticked disability------DARE
Ticked HEAR
Ticked SUSI
Check accommodation
What’s next ??????

3. HEAR Applications Financial Indicators 1. INCOME
Your family income falls on or below the HEAR Income Limit.
2. MEDICAL CARDS
Your family has a Medical Card or GP Visit Card on 31 December 2016.
3. MEANS TESTED SOCIAL WELFARE PAYMENT
Your family received a means-tested payment from the Department of Social Protection for at least 26 weeks in 2015.
Social and Cultural Indicators:
4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP
You belong to a group that is under-represented in higher education based on the occupation and employment status of your parent(s) or guardian(s). The underrepresented groups are the non-manual workers group and the semi & unskilled manual workers groups.
5. SCHOOL
You completed five years in a secondary school that takes part in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) scheme run by the Department of Education & Skills.
6. AREA
You live in an area where there is concentrated disadvantage – in other words an area where, for example, there is high unemployment and poverty and where only a small proportion of adults have attained third level education.
To be eligible for the HEAR Scheme you must meet the Low Income indicator (no. 1) plus a combination of two other indicators.
Combinations that allow you to take part in the HEAR Scheme are:
INDICATOR 1 plus 2 plus 4 or 5 or 6
INDICATOR 1 plus 3 plus 4 or 5 or 6
INDICATOR 1 plus 4 plus 5 or 6
INDICATOR 1 plus 5 plus 6

4. DARE Applicants…..complete application
Section A
Section B Educational statement April 1st collect form from my office
Section C
Forms available for gathering information

5. National University of Ireland (NUI)
If exempt from Irish
If exempt from other languages
I born outside Ireland but not exempt from Irish
You Must
Notify NUI
Send a Copy of the exemption( Mrs O Donoghue after Thursday)
A Copy of your birth cert
Sighed by the Principal

6. Colleges of Further Education
Open day Tuesday March 7st 2017
62170B is school roll number
Apply on line
Group interviews
Progression plan????? Maths requirement

7. Grants and Finance www.studentfinance.ie www.susi.ie
Student assist in colleges
College websites scholarships,
Specific awards eg. Sports music etc
Intel Women in Technology
De Puy
JP McManus
Naughton Foundation