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Benefits | Fee payment support for external courses
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Fee Supports for External Courses
Am I eligible for fee support for courses outside DCU?
- The course should be relevant to your current role and of benefit to the university.
- Your school or unit must be willing to provide financial support for the course.
- You must have completed your probationary period and/or have at least one year's service before beginning the qualification.
- You must hold a contract of employment that extends beyond the completion date of the course.
- The head of school or unit must approve the application and DCU People must authorise it.
How do I apply?
- Complete the application form below.
- Forward the form to your head of school unit for approval.
- Scan and email the form to Learning.Development@dcu.ie.
- You must complete this application process for each year of the course.
Forms
Fee payment application form - short courses
Fee payment application form - undergraduate and taught masters courses
Fee payment application form - masters PhD and doctorate programmes
Additional information
- All applications are considered against any financial constraints facing the university.
- The fee payment does not apply beyond the date your contract of employment ends.
- Send your invoices to learning.development@dcu.ie for processing.