Adjacency

Adjacency

What is Adjacency?

Adjacency refers to the distance between your normal residence and your college and is determined by measuring the distance of the shortest most direct route from your normal residence to your college.

If you’re eligible for a maintenance grant, it will be paid at either the adjacent rate or the non-adjacent rate.

  • The adjacent rate is paid when your college is less than 30km from your normal residence.
  • The non-adjacent rate is paid when your college is 30km or more from your normal residence.

If you’re a dependent/mature dependent student, your normal residence will be the permanent or home address of your parents.

If you’re an independent student, your normal residence will be your permanent or home address.

  • It is measured in line with the Student Grant Scheme Guidelines agreed by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
  • The distance of the shortest most direct route from your normal residence to the college campus where your course takes place is measured.
  • The distance is measured through Google Maps using specific parameters as follows:
  • The parameters which result in the shortest distance are used by SUSI as the measurement of the shortest most direct route from your normal residence to your college campus.
  • If you have provided an Eircode for the address of your normal residence, it will be used in measuring the distance through Google Maps.  If you’re attending a course in the State, the Eircode of your college campus will also be used in the measurement.

A list of College Campus Eircodes for both Further and Higher Education are available below.

The measurement of the shortest most direct route from your normal residence to your college may change if:

  • your normal residence permanently changes;
  • you’re required to complete a compulsory off-campus placement for a period of at least one semester;
  • you’re required to complete compulsory study abroad for a period of up to one year.

SUSI may request that you provide documentary evidence to support these changes.

Institution Name

Eircode

Abbeyleix Further Education Centre R32TX30
Ballinode College/Sligo College of Further Education F91DY66
Ballsbridge College of Further Education D04R201
Ballyfermot College of Further Education D10TX46
Birr FET Centre R42W902
Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI) A94X383
Bray Institute of Further Education (St Thomas' Community College) A98ND89
Bridgetown College Y35R628
Bunclody Vocational College Y21FW99
Carlow Institute of Further Education R93X0FX
Castlebar College of Further Education (Davitt College) F23EW84
Cavan Institute H12E426
Central Technical Institute E91K2E2
CFET- LCFE Mulgrave Street Campus V94P232
Clarin College H65KC65
Coláiste an Atha Y25C952
Coláiste an Chreagáin H53XT54
Coláiste Chiaráin N37AH97
Coláiste Dhulaigh College of Further Education D17KH66
Coláiste Ide College of Further Education D11N402
Coláiste Mhuire F42D265
Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed E41W678
Cólaiste Nano Nagle  V94WP48
Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré E53V449
Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí P75TE27
College of Further Education and Training – Ennis Campus V95KT95
College of Further Education and Training – Ennistymon Campus V95CX65
College of Further Education and Training- Croom Campus V35W727
Collinstown Park Community College D22X458
Cork College FET Douglas St Campus T12DW32
Cork College FET Mallow Campus  P51P732
Cork College FET Morrison Island Campus T12H685
Cork College FET Tramore Road Campus T12AC91
Crumlin College of Further Education D12K5CE
Deansrath Community College D22RY77
Donegal ETB, Letterkenny Training Centre F92WR89
Drogheda Institute of Further Education A92V586
Drumshanbo Vocational School N41D623
Duiske College R95RR94
Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute (DLFEI) A96EP44
Dunboyne College of Further Education A86FH01
Dundrum College of Further Education  D14NC59
Dungarvan College X35PV34
Ennis Community College V95XD66
Enniscorthy Community College Y21YX56
Ennistymon Vocational School V95P991
Errigal College F92FC82
FET Centre Buncrana F93ND23
FET Centre Donegal Town  F94D28H
Finn Valley College F93AE27
Galway Community College H91K642
Galway Technical Institute H91KA49
Glenamaddy Community School F45KF50
Gorey Community School Y25YX29
Grange Community College D13NX25
Greenhills Community College D12DP8W
Inchicore College of Further Education D08PX93
Jesus and Mary Secondary School F26WR83
Kennedy College Y34YW08
Kerry College FET  V93EY00
Kerry College FET - Clash Road Campus  V92Y991
Kerry College FET – Denny Street Campus V92Y751
Kerry College FET - Listowel Campus V31WD34
Kerry College FET – Monavalley Campus V92PW50
Kilkenny City Vocational School  R95W2XN
Killester College D05TW21
Kilrush Community School V15KT04
Kinsale College, (St. Brogan's College) P17NN67 
Kinsale College, (St. Brogan's College)  P17NN67
Liberties College D08A8N0
Limerick College of Further Education V94P232
Lough Allen College N41XT98
Marino College D01Y160
Mary Immaculate Secondary School V95R2AW
Mayo College of Further Education & Training F28TP82
Mayo College of Further Education & Training F23EW84
McEgan College P12E291
Mercy College F91CF80
Moate Business College (Community School)  N37WK44
Monaghan Institute  H18FY94
Moyne College F26W884
Mullingar Community College N91TC59
Nenagh College of Further Education E45VF51
North Connaught College F91X883
O'Fiach College A91WK75
Pearse College D12CR22
Plunkett College D09C94K
Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre R32FX49
Portlaoise Institute (Portlaoise College) R32N795
Rathmines College of Further Education D06A215
Sallynoggin College of Further Education A96KV84
Sancta Maria College F28NY64
Selskar College Y35RY27
St. Ailbe's Secondary School E34H596
St. Catherine's Vocational School F94A004
St. Colman's Community College P25W658
St. Conleth's Community College W12C432
St. Cuan's College H53AN80
St. Paul's Community College X91TX24
Stillorgan College of Further Education A94P861
Templemichael College N39DA02
Templemore College of Further Education E41FF98
The Donahies Community School D13YN77
Tipperary Community Services Centre E34K156
Tullamore Further Education & Training Centre R35E9K8
Tullow Community School  R93DT20
Waterford College of Further Education X91VKT9
Whitehall College of Further Education D09XP65
Institution Name Eircode
Atlantic TU - Galway-Mayo H91T8NW
Atlantic TU - Letterkenny F92FC93
Atlantic TU - Sligo F91YW50
Carlow College R93A003
Dublin City University D09Y074
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology A96KH79
Dundalk Institute of Technology A91K584
Law Society of Ireland D07VY24
Marino Institute of Education D09R232
Mary Immaculate College V94VN26
Maynooth University W23TW77
Munster Technological University Cork T12T66T
Munster Technological University Kerry V92CX88
National College of Art & Design D08K521
National College of Ireland D01K6W2
National University of Ireland, Galway H91TK33
Pontifical University, St Patrick's College W23TW77
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland D02YN77
South East TU - Carlow R93V960
South East TU - Waterford X91K0EK
St Angela's College F91C634
St Nicholas Montessori College Ireland A96H5P3
The Honourable Society of King's Inns D01KF59
Trinity College D02PN40
TU Dublin – Blanchardstown Campus D15YV78
TU Dublin – City Campus D02HW71
TU Dublin – Tallaght Campus D24FKT9
TUS: Midlands Midwest, Athlone Campus N37HD68
TUS: Midlands Midwest, Limerick Campus V94EC5T
University College Cork (NUI) T12K8AF
University College Dublin (NUI) D04V1W8
University of Limerick V94T9PX