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Education Grants & Funding

Education is an avenue to a better and brighter future. It has huge value to your life going forward and we want to support you. We provide different funds to make third level and further education more accessible and affordable. These funds will open again in 2026 before the academic year starts.

Education Resource Fund – Now Closed until Summer 2026

The Education Resource Fund is a grant available for students living in the Ballyfermot and Chapelizod areas studying courses that can improve your career opportunities. It launches each summer and provides up to €800 funding to help with course expenses.

Course fees
IT equipment
Leap card top up / Train tickets
Course books and materials

Register with Liffey Partnership
Provide proof of address
Complete the application in full
Supply the supporting documents requested. eg social welfare statement / statement of liability / self-assessment accounts
Provide student card or college registration

Accredited QQI courses
1st year apprenticeships
Level 5 to 9 university and college courses
Further education with recognised qualifications
Non-private education courses

Leaders in Learning – Now Closed until Summer 2026

Leaders in Learning (LIL) is a bursary available to residents of Cherry Orchard, funded by the Cherry Orchard Implementation Board (COIB). Since 2019, the bursary has helped individuals access a wide variety of education and training opportunities – from first-year apprenticeships and part-time courses to full-time study and short upskilling programmes.

In 2024 alone, over 70 residents received support through LIL, with participants pursuing studies in fields such as Medicine, Business and Finance, Community and Social Care, Carpentry, Engineering, Theatre Studies, and Midwifery.

The LIL can offer up to €1,500 to anyone living in Cherry Orchard for:

Course fees
IT equipment
Leap card top up / Train tickets
Course books and material

Register with Liffey Partnership
Provide proof of address
Complete the application in full
Supply the supporting documents requested. eg social welfare statement / statement of liability / self-assessment accounts
Provide student card or college registration

Accredited QQI courses
1st Year Apprenticeships
Further education with recognised qualifications
Level 5 to 9 university and college courses
Non-private education courses

For more information:

Contact Sarah Bowes
SICAP Administration Officer
Tel: 01 623 5612
Email: sbowes@liffeypartnership.ie

Reach out to Sarah

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