About the fund

If your ability to access your studies is impacted by a mental health condition, disability, long term illness, and/or learning difference, you will be entitled to access Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA).

The DSA is a grant that you don’t need to pay back. It funds specialist support and equipment that will help remove the study and wellbeing barriers that you may otherwise have experienced. The DSA does not need to be repaid and is given in addition to student finance. The amount of funding you receive is not means-tested; it is based on your individual needs.

We aim to complete the assessment and provide an outcome of a complete application with evidence within 20 working days, if you are required to provide further evidence to support your application, the 20 working days will only start from the point we have received all necessary evidence.