UCC Guidelines for SUSI Students

SUSI Grant Information for Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students

SUSI Award Undergraduates:

You Pay:

Full Student Contribution Pay €138 online at registration 
50% Student Contribution Pay €888 only at registration. The remaining balance of €750 must be paid by you before 31 January 
€500 towards Student Contribution from SUSI Pay €1,388 online at registration. The remaining balance of €1,250 must be paid by you before 31 January
Applied for SUSI but not yet awarded Pay €138 at registration

 

SUSI Award Postgraduates:

You Pay:

Postgraduate Contribution Deduct €4,000 from your tuition fees & pay half this amount (tuition fee less €4,000) at registration. Pay the balance by 31 January.
Maximum award, up to €6,270

If your tuition fees are less than €6,270 - you do not pay anything

If your tuition fees are more than €6,270 - you owe the remainder, half to be paid at registration and the other half before 31 January

 

First Year Undergraduates

  • If you have been awarded a SUSI grant, please see the table above for the amount to pay when registering. If your application is being processed by SUSI, please pay your capitation fee (€138) online while you are registering. At online registration, you will be asked for your SUSI Application number (13 digit number beginning with W).
  • When you input your SUSI number you will be asked to pay your capitation fee (€138) online.
  • Please note that the capitation fee is always paid by the student; it is not covered by the SUSI grant.

Subsequent Student Contribution award from SUSI:

  • Full Student Contribution: You will have no further liability to UCC for the student contribution (€3,000) for this academic year.
  • 50% Student Contribution: You are liable for the remaining 50% of the student contribution, which must be paid as follows: €750 on notification of the award, and the remaining €750 before 31 January.
  • €500 Contribution from SUSI: You are liable for the remainder of the student contribution, which must be paid as follows: €1,250 at regsitration and €1,250 before 31 January.
  • Refused SUSI Grant: Please pay €1,500 immediately, and the balance of €1,500 in full by 31 January.

Progressing Undergraduates

  • If you are still waiting for your grant to be renewed and you were awarded the full student contribution in the previous year, please pay €138 online when registering. 
  • If you are still waiting for your grant to be renewed and you were awarded 50% student contribution in the previous year, please pay €880 online when registering. 

SUSI Award Confirmation after Registration:

  • Full Student Contribution (same as last year): You will have no further liability to UCC for the student contribution (€3,000) for this academic year.
  • 50% Student Contribution €1500 (same as last year): You should have paid 50% of your student contribution liability at registration (€750 plus your capitation fee of €138). The remaining 50% of your contribution liability (€750) is due before 31 January.
  • 50% Student Contribution (Last Year Full Student Contribution): At registration you should have paid your capitation fee only (€138). If SUSI have notified you that your award for this academic year has been reduced by half, you are liable for €750 immediately, and the remaining €750 must be paid before 31 January. 
  • Refused SUSI Grant (Last Year 50% Student Contribution or Last Year 100% Student Contribution): Please ensure that the full student contribution (€3,000) is paid in full by 31 January.

First Year Postgraduates

If you have not yet been awarded your SUSI Grant at registration - please pay half of your tuition fee less €2,000 online.

Subsequent Award from SUSI:

1) Awarded Postgraduate Contribution (€4,000): Pay half of your tuition fees less €2,000 before 31 January.

or

2) Awarded Full Tuition Fees to maximum €6,270, if

  • (A) Your postgraduate fee is less than or equal to €6,270 - payment made by you during online registration will be refunded when SUSI has transferred payment to UCC on your behalf (usually in December of the academic year).
  • (B) Your postgraduate fee is more than €6,270 - you are liable for the difference between your tuition fee and €6,270.This will be adjusted from your registration online payment. If amount paid online during registration is greater than the amount of your fees over €6,270, you will be refunded the excess after SUSI has paid UCC, usually in December. If the online payment made during registration does not cover the cost difference between the tuition fee and the SUSI award, then you are immediately liable for the shortfall

3) Refused SUSI Grant: Please pay remaining 50% of fees plus the €2,000 SUSI contribution allowed at registration by 31 January.  

SUSI Award at Registration:

If you have been awarded your SUSI Grant at registration, and:

  • (A) Your postgraduate fee is less than or equal to €6,270. You will not be liable to pay anything at registration provided your tuition fees are less than €6,270. During online registration, when completing the payment steps, please indicate funding and select SUSI-full fee award granted.
  • (B) Your postgraduate fee is more than €6,270. If your fees are greater than €6,270 then you need to pay the difference in 2 instalments (50% at registration and the remaining 50% before 31 January).

Please note that student cards will not be issued until the required payment is made, except when the student is fully funded.

Progressing Postgraduates

If at the time of registration SUSI have not notified you of your award rate for this academic year, and last year:

(A)  You were awarded the full tuition fee to a maximum of €6,270 last year and your fees are greater than €6,270, then please pay the difference.

If you wish, you can pay 50% of this now and the remaining 50% before 31 January.

(B)   Your fees are less than or equal to €6,270:

At registration when completing payment steps, please indicate funding and select SUSI-full fee award granted.

(C)   You were awarded the €4,500 contribution:

At registration please pay 50% of your fees less 50% of the SUSI contribution, and pay the remaining fees less 50% of the SUSI contribution before 31 January.

When your SUSI award is subsequently confirmed and if it differs from the previous year, you will be immediately liable for the balance of Fees not covered by SUSI. This balance must be cleared by 31 January.

Contact Details for SUSI

The SUSI Support Desk can be contacted on 0818 888 777.

Further contact details can be found at www.susi.ie

Email: support@susi.ie

Postal Address: PO Box 869, Togher, Cork

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/susisupport & https://twitter.com/susihelpdesk 

Fees Office

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Fees Office, North Wing, Main Quadrangle, University College Cork

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