Student Health Association Assistance Fund

May award students with disabilities an award of £500 to keep up with their studies

Bursaries:

The Student Health Association runs the Student Health Association Assistance Fund (Charity no. 253984 – est.1967). The fund helps students with disabilities to keep up with their studies. The maximum amount of each award is £500 and students must be involved in higher education on a full-time or nearly full-time basis.

We expect students to apply for the Disabled Students Allowance before applying to the Student Health Association Assistance Fund.

The application process:

1. You must first consult the Disabled Students Allowance website to see if you are eligible to apply for Disabled Students Allowance.

2. If you are, then you must apply for Disabled Students Allowance and wait for the outcome before you can apply for a Student Health Association Assistance Fund bursary.

3. Students who are disabled but are not entitled to Disabled Students Allowance (either because they are ineligible or because they have been refused) are more likely to receive an award from the Student Disability Assistance Fund than students who are entitled to Disabled Students Allowance.

4. If you are eligible to apply for a Student Health Association Assistance Fund grant, you will have to complete an application form and the provide us with supporting evidence. If your application is incomplete, or if you do not deal with follow-up queries promptly, they will not consider it further.

5. Deadlines for applications are March 1st, June 1st and November 1st of each year. If you are eligible to apply for a Student Health Association Assistance Fund grant complete the application on website and send them your supporting evidence.

6. After submitting your form please scan and send your supporting evidence to: shaaf@studenthealthassociation.co.uk

What supporting evidence will be needed:

•  Medical letter from your doctor confirming your medical condition or disability, or – if appropriate – a dyslexia report. Note: Medical letter does not need to be detailed; copies of letters from specialists are acceptable.

• Supporting letter from tutor, welfare adviser, disability officer or equivalent from University. Note: The supporting letter must be dated, on headed paper from the University and confirm attendance on the course.

• Result of application for Disabled Students Allowance.

• The approximate cost of items for which you require funds (i.e. note-taking, signing, travel, etc). Note that these items should be extra to those needed by other students, i.e. your need for them should be because of your medical problem.

• You must state whether you have applied to and / or been granted funds from any other charitable organisations and whether you are receiving grants from any other sources, i.e. Disabled Students Allowance.

Address

Website: https://www.studenthealthassociation.co.uk/application/

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