B.C. Assistance Program for Students with Disabilities

StudentAid BC Original Source

About This Opportunity

This program helps students with disabilities pay for exceptional education-related services and adaptive equipment. Grants of up to $10,000 (or $12,000 if an attendant is required at school) are available to students attending public and private post-secondary schools in British Columbia. This grant is designed to cover costs that exceed what is provided through federal disability assistance programs, specifically requiring students to have first exhausted funding from the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment – Students with Disabilities (CSG-DSE). The program supports students with permanent disabilities or persistent/prolonged disabilities who are enrolled at designated institutions in B.C.

Who Can Apply

Region
British Columbia, Canada
Residency
Canada
Project in
Canada
Applicants
individual
Priority for
disabled

Application Details

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Review process

For public post-secondary institutions, students apply through the accessibility services office at their institution. For private post-secondary institutions, students contact StudentAid BC directly.

Additional benefits

  • equipment

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding