# Funding for disabled students

**Source**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduate-funding-government/doc/funding-disabled-students
**Parent**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduate

If you experience a disability you may be entitled to a grant to cover additional study costs.

The [Disabled Students' Allowance](https://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas) (DSA) is a grant to help some disabled students cover any additional costs that arise as a direct result of a disability.

Other sources of financial help in addition to the standard student finance loans include:

- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Universal Credit

More details are available on the [government student disability help page](http://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas) or by visiting the [UCAS website's disabled students page](https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/individual-needs/disabled-students).

You can also visit our page about [disability services](https://students.leeds.ac.uk/support-disabled-students/doc/disability-services) and our [funding for disabled students](https://students.leeds.ac.uk/support-disabled-students/doc/disabled-students-funding) page for information on the University's guidance and support for disabled students. For any specific questions regarding funding with academic support, students should [email Disability Services via disability@leeds.ac.uk](mailto:disability@leeds.ac.uk). The University also has an [access fund which provides funding for non-academic support](https://students.leeds.ac.uk/support-disabled-students/doc/disabled-students-funding).

[Student Advice at Leeds University Union](https://www.luu.ac.uk/wellbeing/help-support/) can support students in applying for specific disability-related funding.