DIT Student Assistance Fund
The DIT have money available to assist certain students. Important notes and checklists are included on the application forms themselves.
Please find application forms below. Download and print from here or collect from an SU office
Student Assitance Fund
Emergency Assistance Fund
Rent Assistance Fund
Class Materials Assitance Fund
Specialist Assistance Fund
Dental Assistance Fund
Travel Assistance Fund
The Student Assistance Fund is the only one of the above that is allocated after an interview. Interviews will commence in October. Fill out the form in full (remembering to make a copy for your own records) and stick it into the post, give it about a week and Noreen from the SSRSS Department, will contact you to let you know whether you are considered for interview. Talk to us if you havent heard back after a week
If you have any issues regarding this process, you can contact Jen (VP Academic & Students Affairs), Aimee (Student Affairs Manager) or any staff in the SU Office Find them here.
Deirdre Corcoran or Noreen Philips
Student Sports Recreation & Support Services
143 - 149 Lower Rathmines Road,
Dublin 6.
Tel: 01 402 3394 / 7513
Tips when Applying for the Assistance Fund
- Read the appropriate application form carefully and ensure you are eligible. The fund is a hardship fund intended to tackle educational disadvantage by providing financial support.
- Back up documentation: Be sure to gather receipts, a recent bank statement, grant or loan documentation, lease agreements or rent books. Basically gather a paper trail that justifies your financial situation at time of application- both income and expenditure.
- Make a copy of your application (for your records) and double check that you have everything you need when submitting. You can send it through Internal post to the Rathmines office and we advise you follow up with a phone call to ensure they have received it.
- If you are not sure about anything when filling out the application, or after submitting, please do not hesitate in contacting us here in the Students' Union.
