PART 12SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Applications for supportI1144

1

A person (the “applicant”) must apply for a grant under this Part in connection with each academic year of a designated postgraduate course by completing and submitting to the Department an application in such form and accompanied by such documentation as the Department may require.

2

The application must reach the Department as soon as is reasonably practicable.

3

The Department may take such steps and make such inquiries as the Department considers necessary to determine whether the applicant is an eligible postgraduate student, whether the applicant qualifies for a grant and the amount of grant payable, if any.

4

The Department must notify the applicant—

a

whether the applicant qualifies for a grant;

b

if the applicant does qualify, the amount payable in respect of the academic year, if any; and

c

how that amount is allocated between the types of eligible expenditure.