Application form questions

We’ll ask if you are applying for yourself or on behalf of someone else. If you are applying on behalf of someone else, we suggest you read the guidance on how to apply.

 If you are completing this application for yourself, select applicant type For myself. You will need to provide your name, contact information, nationality, date of birth. 

If you are completing this form as a proxy on behalf of a student, select applicant type For another person. You will need to provide the name, contact information, nationality, date of birth of the student you are applying for. 

Please provide details of your university/institution and course, including course name, duration, mode of study and which academic year of your course you are applying for a grant for. 

Please provide details of your recent education history and any relevant employment or voluntary roles. You can upload your CV (max 2 pages) or add the information manually using the tables provided in the application form. If you are uploading only a CV, please make sure it also includes your education history. 

When telling us about your recent education history, we are interested in your undergraduate degree or other recent, relevant studies or professional qualifications. We do not need to know about your GCSE results unless you think they are particularly relevant to your application. 

When telling us about your relevant employment and voluntary roles, we would like to know about your most recent roles which are related to your choice of study and career ambitions. You do not need to list every job or role you have ever had. 

Please tell us how you would describe your condition, long-term illness, learning difference, or combination of these. 

Select your answer from the drop-down menu. 

Please describe your disability, condition, long-term illness, learning difference, or combination of these in your own words.  

This question has a 300-word limit. You may not need to use all of this. 

What significant disadvantages are you experiencing in education because of your disability, and how will the support you are requesting a grant for help?  

This question has a 1000-word limit. You may not need to use all of this. 

What is the total grant amount you are requesting in GBP? 

Please enter the total sum of your grant request in GBP, e.g. 4500. You cannot enter text or symbols. 

Please explain your grant request in detail, including information for each item that makes up the total grant you are requesting.  

This question has a 1000-word limit. You may not need to use all of this.    

Have you received a previous Snowdon Trust grant? 

Select your answer yes/ no from the drop-down menu. 

If you have received a previous grant from us, please tell us which year/s you received a grant, and what was it for? 

This question has a 1000-word limit. You may not need to use all of this.  

Please tell us about other sources of funding you have applied for, and if you have been awarded any funding or not. This section includes a list of benefits and student funding options for you to select answers from the drop-down options. For any funding you select ‘yes’, please provide details in question 13.  

 If you are not eligible to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), or have been rejected, please explain this in the text box. You can read more about the DSA below

Please give your files a name that explains their contents. 

You are required to upload: 

• Confirmation of your disability 
• Confirmation of your study place 
• Invoices, quotes or cost estimates for your grant request 

If applicable, you will also need to upload: 

• Your full Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) Needs Assessment Report. Please ensure this is not password protected or provide us with the password. 
• Your DSA approval or rejection letter. Please ensure this is not password protected or provide us with the password. 
• Your Learning Support Agreement (LSA), if you have one 
• Your Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP), if you have one 
• Optional academic reference, if you have one 

 If you are submitting your DSA Needs Assessment Report as your disability evidence in 15a, you do not need to re-submit it again in 15d “A full copy of your Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) Needs Assessment Report (NAR)”. 

You can use question 15i “Other supporting documents” to submit any documents which do not naturally fit into one of the other categories.  

For more information about what supporting documents to submit, click the link below

This section is optional. If you decide to not answer these questions, it will not affect the success of your application, but it helps us ensure that our grants are fairly distributed.