HEAR/UCC PLUS SEMINAR

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)

1. Family income falls on or below HEAR income limit in 2018
2. Family has a medical card/GP visit card in date on Dec 31st 2019
3. Family received a means-tested Dept of Social Protection payment for at least 26 weeks in 2018
4. You belong to a socio-economic group under represented in higher education
5. DEIS school attendance for 5 years
6. 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!