Programs for Students with Permanent Disabilities

Canada access grant for students with permanent disabilities

This federal program provides grants of up to $2,000 per program year (Aug. 1 to July 31) for full-time and part-time students with permanent disabilities. Receipts are not required.

If you are a full-time student, the $2,000 Canada access grant for students with permanent disabilities will be applied before any other funding to reduce your assessed need. If you are a part-time student, this grant will be applied before any part-time student loans are awarded.

How do I qualify?

Once you have applied for full-time or part-time StudentAid BC funding, you automatically qualify for the Canada access grant for students with permanent disabilities if any one of the following statements is true:

• You have previously received a Canada study grant for the accommodation of students with permanent disabilities.
• You have previously been approved to study at a 40 per cent reduced course load through the StudentAid BC appeal process (see Appendix 6 - Appeal request [2mb] contains forms for 15 different kinds of appeals; choose and print the one you need).
• You have previously received a full-time Canada access grant for students with permanent disabilities.

If you are a first-time student attending school full time, you do not qualify automatically. You must fill out an Appendix 8 form [116kb] and send it to StudentAid BC separately from your StudentAid BC application.

If you are a first-time student attending school part-time, your application for the Canada access grant for students with permanent disabilities must include documentation of your permanent disability and the reason you need adaptive equipment or support services to attend school.