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UCD Sanctuary Programme
Information
Access & Lifelong Learning Centre

UCD’s Access & Lifelong Learning Centre

       Catherine Tormey                                 Michelle Tracey
       Mature Students’ Adviser                         Access Students’ Support Officer

      Natacha O’Brien                                  Olasunkanmi Sanusi
      Outreach Officer                                 Major in Social Work and Social Professions

                                  Altamash Shaikh
                                  Major in Business and Law

Sanctuary Programme
        • UCD welcomes students who are
         international protections applicants, refugees
         or those with permission to remain in the
         state
        • Awarded “University of Sanctuary” status in
         2018
        • Provides financial (fee waiver & maintenance
         bursary equivalent to SUSI), academic and
         social support to ensure equitable access to
         higher education
        • 69 Students have been supported to date

Government Supports
        • Only applicants who are ineligible for state supports are eligible to
         apply to the UCD Sanctuary Programme. When scholars become
         eligible for state support they must progress from the UCD
         Sanctuary Programme to state support.
        • Applicants who have been granted asylum/leave to remain and
         have been resident in the EU for three of the past five years may be
         SUSI eligible
        • Applicants who have not yet been granted asylum/leave to remain
         and who have been in the asylum process for three years my be
         eligible for the Student Support Scheme for Asylum Seekers

SUSI - The Grants Authority
The SUSI grant may cover the student fees up to a maximum fee limit of
€6,270 for qualifying students.

In addition, depending on income, SUSI may also award a maintenance
grant. Amounts will vary depending on distance from home to college and
household income.

Further information is available at www.susi.ie

SUSI - The Grants Authority
Applicants may be eligible for the SUSI grant either from the beginning of
their studies or through the course of their studies if they meet the criteria:

● Nationality
● Residency
● Prior educational attainment

Scholarship students who become SUSI eligible through the course of their
studies are required to make a SUSI application.

SUSI - Nationality
● EU, EEA, UK or Swiss national
● Refugee, programme refugee, family reunification
● Subsidiary protection
● European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Regulations) 2006 and 2008
● Spouse, civil partner or dependent child of Irish national residing in the State
● Humanitarian leave to remain
● Decision not to deport under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999
● Dependent child of naturalized Irish citizen residing in the State

SUSI - Residency
● Applicants must be ordinarily resident in EU, EEA, UK or Swiss Federation
  for three of the past five years

● If a student has been living in EU/EEA/, UK, or Swiss Federation but not in
  the Irish State for three of the last five years, they are deemed a tuition
  student. A tuition student, if deemed eligible, will only receive the fee
  portion of the Student Grant and will not receive any maintenance
  payments.

SUSI - Prior Education
  Ordinary                               Honours         Postgraduate
  Undergraduate                          Undergraduate   Studies
  Degree                                 Degree          Level 9 & 10
  Level 7                                Level 8

Course levels are explained on the National
Framework of Qualifications

Back to Education Allowance
(BTEA)
• Over 21 years of age
• In receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for 9 months
  (Examples: Job Seekers, Disability, One Parent Family)
• Must apply in advance of starting college
• Contact local Intreo Office for details (www.gov.ie)
• Those in receipt of BTEA may qualify for a SUSI fee grant but not a SUSI
  maintenance grant

Student Support Scheme
for Asylum Seekers
● Meet the definition of a protection applicant or a person at leave to
  remain stage (other than those at the deportation order stage);
● Have been accepted on an approved Post Leaving Certificate course or
  an approved undergraduate course; and
● Have been part of an application for protection or leave to remain for a
  combined period of 3 years prior to the 31st of August of the first year
  of their course.
● Have been resident in the State for a combined period of 3 years as at
  31st August of their course
● Applications early August via Gov.ie
● Grants in line with SUSI grants

Getting in
to UCD

Student Support
• ALL hosts a student welcome programme in advance of term start. Students can get to know
 other access students on their programme and learn more about student supports at UCD.

• Guidance and practical advice is offered by ALL support workers in a one to one confidential
 setting by appointment or during the ALL drop in hour Monday to Thursday 11-12 noon.

• Academic and wellbeing workshops take place each week at the ALL Centre.

• Social activities are run throughout the year ensuring students have the opportunity to
 establish their own social network at university.

• Supports open to all other students

Are You College Ready ?
There are a number of things you need to consider before you begin your
studies:
     ■     Time commitment
     ■     Finances
     ■     Getting to UCD
     ■     Child care
     ■     Flexibility around critical time periods
Studying at third level is very rewarding, but it will require dedication and
focus. It is very important that you have given careful thought to the
commitment you will be making by accepting a place at UCD.

• Full tuition fee coverage
            • An annual maintenance payment (variable rate)
What does   • An invite to the ALL Student Welcome Programme (orientation)
the         • Access to our post-entry supports
Sanctuary
            • A dedicated support worker within UCD Access & Lifelong Learning
Programme
Provide?    • Available for students applying to: Open Learning, University Access,
             Undergraduate or Graduate Programmes (NFQ level 9)

            • Up to 18 places in total available for 2021-22

Terms and Conditions
It is expected that all scholars familiarise themselves with the terms and
conditions of the sanctuary scholarship in advance of commencing a UCD
programme. Successful applicants will be invited to a T&C review session in
advance of drawing down their scholarship.

In line with other UCD and state supports, payment of the sanctuary scholarship
is subject to the scholar successfully progressing from year to year within their
programme. Additional fees incurred as a result of module resits/remediation
or supplementation of modules will not be automatically covered.

1. Apply for a course first - you will only be
              considered for a scholarship for courses included in
How do I      your sanctuary scholarship application. If you
              intend to apply for Open Learning modules
              indicate this on your application.
apply?     1. Complete an Online Application Form (opened
              today) through our website
           2. Submit all of the required Supporting
              Documentation

• A completed 2020 Income Declaration Form
What
               • Financial Documentation which confirms the amounts you've
supporting      declared on the above form

documents do   • A document/letter which confirms you are an international
                protection applicant, a refugee or a person with leave to remain in
I submit?       the state

• Applications open: 28th June
Application   • Deadline for Online Application and
                submitted documentation: 28th July
Timeline      • Outcomes: mid-August to
                mid-September depending on UCD offer

Further Information

                • Visit our website: www.ucd.ie/all

                • Contact us: all@ucd.ie
                (Please reference the Sanctuary Programme in your email)

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