
HEAR/UCC PLUS SEMINAR
November 22, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
HEAR offers reduced points places and extra college support
• Leaving Cert. students (under 23) who may be eligible for this access route in all HE institutions who participate in the HEAR scheme (including UCC & CIT)
• QQI students (under 23) who may be eligible for this access route to UCC
Presentation will be by Maeve Minihane, UCC’s HEAR Schools Outreach Co-ordinator, and James Bilson, UCC’s Project Officer who is based in the College of Commerce.
HEAR ELIGIBILITY
Based on you and your family meeting Indicator 1, plus a correct combination of 2 other indicators (see below)
- Family income falls on or below HEAR income limit in 2018
- Family has a medical card/GP visit card in date on Dec 31st 2019
- Family received a means-tested Dept of Social Protection payment for at least 26 weeks in 2018
- You belong to a socio-economic group under represented in higher education
- DEIS school attendance for 5 years
- You live in an area where there is disadvantage – eg high unemployment/ very few adults have completed 3rd level education
Indicator 1, the HEAR income limit, is calculated by
- Number of children in family
- Number of people in family in full time education
- Parental income in year 2018
Maeve Minihane will go through all the details of this in her talk on November 22nd
If you think you might be eligible, come!