Postgraduate Student entitlements

[greenfood]

I recently returned from living in England to do a 2 year taught postgraduate course in Ireland and was informed that because I had been living outside Ireland, that I would not be entitled to financial assistance with fees or otherwise. Is there any way in which I can claim for financial help with doing the course? Can I claim an allowance, rent relief, etc. and, if so, how do I go about doing it?

 

[CelloPoint]

I recently returned from living in England to do a 2 year taught postgraduate course in Ireland and was informed that because I had been living outside Ireland, that I would not be entitled to financial assistance with fees or otherwise. Is there any way in which I can claim for financial help with doing the course? Can I claim an allowance, rent relief, etc. and, if so, how do I go about doing it?

Not that I'm aware of... If you can get a commercial sponsor or a government agency to sponsor your postgraduate course, that's about it afaic. What area are you studying in? If it is technology, there are loads of schemes.

 

[greenfood]

Thanks for replying.
I've been down the road of looking for a sponsor for the course but couldn't find anything at all. I was just hoping that there might be some allowance, no matter how small, that I might be entitled to claim.