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Disabled Students' Allowance: Northern Ireland

The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) aims to ensure everyone has the support and adjustments they need to succeed during their studies. This information is relevant to students who normally live in Northern Ireland.

Disabled Students' Allowance: Wales

The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) aims to ensure everyone has the support and adjustments they need to succeed during their studies. This information is relevant to students who normally live in Wales.

Disabled students: Financial support

Having a disability or mental health condition might mean incurring additional costs (e.g. access to specialist equipment) when accessing higher education. But don’t worry, there is financial support available.

Disabled students: Preparing for open days and visits

Open days are a valuable way of finding out about a university or college first-hand. It's worth doing some preparation in advance and planning your visit – we’ve put together a checklist to help you get started.

Disabled students: Preparing for open days and visits

Open days are a valuable way of finding out about a university or college first-hand – you can tour the facilities, speak to staff and current students, and really get a feel for whether you would like to study there.

Discovery Days

Our Discovery Days aim is to transform students’ decisions about their post-school next steps from an overwhelming choice to something they feel control over. You have the chance to engage and inspire them as they go through this journey.

Discovery exhibitor zone

The Exhibitor Zone contains everything you need when exhibiting at UCAS Discovery events - including the latest updates, handy guides, event-specific information pages, marketing assets and more.

Displaced students

If you're applying to higher education as a refugee, asylum seeker or with an insecure immigration status, there may be support available to help you. This page has been created in collaboration with Refugee Education UK, STAR Network and We Belong.

Display advertising

Be front, be centre, and be first – with bold advertising opportunities across UCAS’ website and portals. Reach millions of young minds and their most important influencer groups - all planning for higher education, apprenticeships or careers.

Doing research

Useful tools to help you think about what to do after your GCSEs or National 5s, including info about post-16 qualifications, and advice on different careers.

Don’t decide now!

Is it realistic to choose your ‘forever career’ while you’re still at school? Find out how NOT making fixed choices might be the right choice for you.

Download your guide

Results day can feel like an unknown, so make sure you and your child know how it works and what to expect with our free guide.

DSA eligibility FAQs

Our FAQs will help you find out if you're eligible for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).

Early careers multichannel campaigns

Reach the right candidates and their influencers on the right channels. 1.5 million students come to UCAS each year to explore their next steps – we're ahead of Google when it comes to students seeking information about higher education.

Education 2026 personal statement guide

Go beyond teaching in your education personal statement, to really explain your passion and interest in how we learn, the role of education today, and how we can shape learning environments.