Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD)
Paid by Higher Education Authority (HEA) for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science · 🇮🇪 Ireland
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on disability or long-term condition — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 5 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
The FSD is one of the main funding sources supporting participation by students with disabilities in approved higher education courses in Ireland.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: hea.ie
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- School Transport Scheme
- HEAR / DARE (third-level access admissions routes)
- Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)
- Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses
- Erasmus+ student and staff mobility grant
- Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES)
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Springboard+ (free and subsidised upskilling courses)
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SUSI Student Grant (maintenance and fees)
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