5 percent increase in Galway third level student grants
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Approved applications for Galway third level student grants have risen by over five percent.Over 5300 students from the city and county received grant assistance during the academic year of 2012/2013 compared to just over 5100 the previous year.
Figures obtained by the Irish Independent show that 273 additional Galway grants were recorded for the 2012/2013 academic year.Nationally the number of students receiving a grant has increased to almost 80 thousand.This is attributed to the introduction of the centralised grancy agency, SUSI.