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Disabled Students' Allowances

Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) is an additional source of funding to help with costs incurred when accessing study, for example, 1-1 specialist study skills tuition.

Home students (full / part-time and certain postgraduate) who can show that they have a disability, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty that affects their ability to study may be eligible for allowances.

You may be eligible to apply for DSA if you have a , including:

  • Physical health conditions
  • Mental health conditions
  • Autistic spectrum conditions
  • A specific learning difficulty (SpLD)

Â鶹´«Ã½, Ipswich
Email studentservices@uos.ac.uk
Phone +44 (0)1473 338833 

Â鶹´«Ã½ at Suffolk New College
Email christiethompson@suffolk.ac.uk
Phone +44 (0)1473 382738

Â鶹´«Ã½ at East Coast College
Email sendofficers@eastcoast.ac.uk

Â鶹´«Ã½ at London School of Commerce
Email rabindra.shreshta@lsclondon.co.uk

Â鶹´«Ã½ at Global Banking School
Email welfare@globalbanking.ac.uk

Students studying

How to Apply

Students who are eligible for an NHS bursary (if your course started before 31 July 2017) need to apply via your BOSS account (with the exception of Social Work students). See the  for more information and to apply.

All other students, including Social Work students, must apply to Student Finance for DSA. See the websites below for more information and to apply:

When you apply you will need to provide evidence of your disability. This should be a medical report, doctors letter or an independent educational psychologists or specialist teachers assessment.

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What happens next?

You will receive a letter from your funding body letting you know whether you are eligible for DSA.

If you are eligible you will be asked to book a 'Needs Assessment'. During your Needs Assessment, you will talk about your individual support needs and the support that can be offered to help you.

Following your Needs Assessment you will receive a report detailing the recommendations that have been made to support you. If you gave your consent, Student Life will also receive a copy of this.

When we receive your report we will invite you to meet with us to make sure that you are happy with the arrangements and to ensure that they are in place.  We will update your Reasonable Adjustment agreement to reflect the recommendations in your report and send this to your tutors (with your consent) so that they can support you.

There is more information about DSA at and