MIE Student Accommodation Scheme 2022 - 2023

The aim of this scheme is to provide much needed support to our incoming first year students during their first year of their new and exciting college life.  This scheme is aimed at those who are economically disadvantaged.  We are offering up to 10 single occupancy rooms in the on-campus accommodation at the reduced rate of €160 per week to first year students.  To apply for this support scheme please follow this link for the application form LINK

Please find further information below, including the full eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions below.

2022 - 2023 Applications will be open from 9am on Wednesday, 1st June - 5pm on Friday 15th July 2022 

Eligibility

For the academic year 2022 – 2023 MIE will offer a limited number of on campus accommodation places at the reduced rate of €160 euro per week. Places on the MIE Student Accommodation Scheme will be awarded to first time students from low-income households for the first year of their studies, and priority will be given to:

• HEAR students
• DARE students
• Students from a designated Gaeltacht area
• Students with a disability
• First-time mature students
• Members of the Traveller and Roma community
• Further education award holders
• Lone parents who are in receipt of a means-tested social welfare payment
• Ethnic minorities
• Refugees, those with leave to remain, and Asylum Seekers

Applicants will be assessed based on: 

• Low household income as declared on the MIE Income Declaration form 2022 - 2023
• Information provided by applicants in question 16 to 18 of this document.
• Applicants may be asked for additional supporting documentation if required. 

MIE is the data controller and will use only your data for the assessing of the application and processing of the MIE Student Accommodation Scheme. The members of the MIE Student Accommodation Scheme review team will only have access to your data for the purpose of assessing and processing the MIE Student Accommodation Scheme application. Data shared other MIE departments, the MIE Leadership Team and the Governing Body will be anonymised. In the event of an appeal your data will be shared with the Registrar for their decision. Successful applicant’s personal data will be shared with the Eber management team.

All applicants must be registered with Eber prior to submitting their application.  Information on registering can be found here //eber.life/ie/  

To apply please complete the application from which can be found by following this link //forms.office.com/r/BsxTaTTYD8

If you have any questions regarding this scheme or the application process or require any additional information, please email access@mie.ie

Student Accommodation Scheme