Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) claims

Claim forms and guidance for disabled students funded by UKRI seeking DSA funds from UKRI.

Documents

Disabled Students’ Allowance claim form (XLSX) (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet , 23 KB

Disabled Students’ Allowance claim form (PDF) (PDF)

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Disabled Students’ Allowance claim form guidance (PDF)

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Details

Disabled students who have been recruited to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) or research council studentships are eligible to apply for additional financial support towards expenditure arising from their postgraduate studies incurred solely because of their disability.

This additional financial support is commonly referred to as Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA).

Updates

• 3 January 2024
  Both Excel and PDF claim form documents have been replaced as some broken links have been amended within the revised versions.

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