Disabled Students' Allowance
If you are a British disabled student you may be eligible for additional financial support.
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is support to cover the study-related costs you have because of a mental health condition, long-term illness or any other disability.
Applying for DSA
You don't need to have a confirmed place at the University to apply for DSA.
You can check your eligibility and find out how to apply by visiting your UK country's funding body website:
- Student Finance England
- Student Finance Wales
- Student Awards Agency for Scotland
- Student Finance Northern Ireland
- NHS
- Social Work Bursaries
You can apply for DSA at any time during your course. However, we encourage you do so as soon as possible and can support you through this process. At peak periods, the process can take up to 16 weeks.
Student Central Support Desk
You can speak to a member of our team about general disability advice.
We are usually available daily at the Student Central wellbeing desk between 10:00 - 15:00, Monday to Friday in Student Central Floor 0.
International and EU students
International and EU students are not eligible for the UK government-funded DSA.
The Disability Service can assess your individual requirements and will be able to provide you with a range of support including adjustments, guidance, advice and study support.
Apprentices
Apprentices may be eligible for funded support linked to their studies.
Please contact our disability team who can assess long term conditions or impairments and recommend reasonable adjustments for your studies.
For any reasonable adjustments in the workplace, please contact your employer. Access to Work is the government fund available to you in the workplace.
You will need to work with your employer to put this in place. This fund does not include support for study.
How to access our service
Prospective students
If you are thinking of coming or have recently applied to the University of Bradford, don’t wait until you have arrived to make contact with us. We can arrange for you to talk to a member of our team about what support is on offer here at the University. To contact us please complete the request support form*.
Current students
If you identify as being disabled, or with any of the conditions we've listed, please get in touch to discuss how we can support you with your studies.
If you have not already registered with our service, please complete the request support form*. Our team will then be in touch to discuss how we can help you to access appropriate support. You can find out more on our SharePoint site (university login required).
*Please note, you will need to complete this form separately for counselling and mental health and/or the Student Life team.