Studying at SLU with a disability

Last changed: 01 March 2023

Are you planning to study at SLU? Do you have a disability that may affect your studies? Then you can apply for study support for students with disabilities. SLU aims to offer all students equal opportunities to pursue their studies in a good study environment.

You can receive study support for long-term disabilities that affect your studies
Disability means a permanent physical or mental limitation. This includes dyslexia, physical disabilities, mental and neuropsychiatric disorders, visual or hearing impairment as well as chronic illnesses that affect the studies.

Apply for study support for students with disabilities on the SLU student web
In order to get study support you need to apply for it. Fill in the web form via the link on the SLU student web. Enclose a medical or psychological certificate or a certificate from a qualified person stating that you have dyslexia. The study support is individually tailored and is designed in consultation with you, the student.

Contact SLU's coordinator of special pedagogical support well in advance
In order to be able give you to get the appropriate study support from the beginning of your studies, it is important that you contact SLU's coordinator of study support for students with disabilities well in advance. Get in touch as soon as you submit your application to one of our programmes or single courses. Together, we can discuss what support may be appropriate for you.

You are of course welcome to ask questions about what it is like to study with a disability at SLU, even if you have not yet decided to apply for one of our programmes or courses.

More information
For more information about studying with disabilities at SLU, please visit the SLU student web.

Contact information on the web

Studying with a disability
You are welcome to contact us and ask how having a disability may affect your studies and how you apply for study support. Contact us via the link below: 

https://student.slu.se/studieservice/studiestod/funka/kontakt/


Contact

Study with disabilities

If you have questions about studying with disabilities that might affect your studies and how to apply for study support, contact us at ability@slu.se

You can read more about studying with disabilities on the student web.