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Applications for the 2023/24 academic year will open on Monday 18th September 2023
UL Student Laptop Loan Scheme
Please Note: The Government Loan Scheme introduced as part of a once-off package of Covid-19 related measures, is now finished.
Funding was made available through the Devolved Capital Grant 2022-23 to enable the University of Limerick to purchase laptops for loan to disadvantaged students under this scheme.
Due to limited availability of laptops, priority will be given to incoming First Year undergraduate students who are a member of one of the target groups.
Eligibility for the laptop loan scheme
To be eligible for a laptop you must be registered as a full or part-time undergraduate student in Academic Year 2023-24 and be from one of the target groups identified in the National Access Plan 2022-2028. Eligibility will be on a needs basis and in accordance with the guidelines. UL must be satisfied that a student who receives a device under this scheme has demonstrated the financial need for the device to access and fully participate in their programme of study - i.e. they or their family do not have the means to purchase such a device themselves. Students who identify within the following groups may be eligible under the scheme:
- Students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged
- Students from low-income families and/or who are long-term social welfare dependent
- Students from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas
- Students who are mature and have never previously accessed higher education
- Students who are mature and who previously attended higher education but did not complete a course (that is, ‘second-chance’ mature students)
- Students who are lone parents or teen parents
- Student who are migrants or refugees or who have experience of the international protection process, or students from ethnic minorities
- Students who have experience of the care system
- Students who are survivors of domestic violence
- Students who are carers
- Students who have experienced homelessness
- Students who have experience of the criminal justice system
- Students who are members of Irish Traveller and Roma communities
- Students with disabilities including intellectual disabilities
- Students who can clearly demonstrate urgent financial need who are not part of another target group listed above
- Any combination of one or more of the above
Please note that the Information Technology Department in UL does not support technical issues with these laptops. If you have an issue with your laptop please contact Dell Support, information below.
Dell Pro Support 1800-246-105
All laptops are covered for 5 years support by Dell from the date on which they were originally purchased. Therefore all laptops currently in this scheme are still under Dell warranty.