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Minister Harris announces changes to the Student Grant Scheme for 2021 including changes to supports for post graduate students
 
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD has today (Thursday) announced the opening of the Student Grant Scheme for renewal applications for the 2021/22 academic year, and highlighted a number of improvements for some of the most disadvantaged students.
Important changes are being made to the scheme this year including:
an increase in the postgraduate fee grant and an increase in the income threshold
a number of Department of Social Protection and other payments are to be included as income disregards in the student grant scheme ....

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