Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)

If you have a disability we encourage you to get in touch during your application process so we can discuss what support we can offer you.

These grants help to pay the essential extra costs you may have as a direct result of your disability including a mental-health condition, or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia or dyspraxia.

What you're entitled to depends on your needs assessment, this is an informal meeting to discuss what equipment and support will help you. It can go towards essential extra costs like human support, travel, assistive technology and training, and it doesn't have to be paid back.

If you're going to study full-time and are applying for a loan you can process your DSA with your application to Student Finance England. If you're not applying for a loan or you're studying part-time you can still complete a DSA1 form with Student Finance England.