To be eligible for application to the Fund for Students with Disabilities in 2008-09, the applicant must:
- Have a verifiable disability
- As a result of the disability have a need for specific supports and/or assistance arising from study or attendance on the chosen course
- Be at least 17 years of age on 1 January 2009
- Have been ordinarily resident in Ireland from 1 October 2007 (for students not categorised as "independent mature", their parents or guardians must fulfil the residency condition) and
- Be in one of the following status categories:
- Hold EU nationality*
- Have official refugee status
- Have been granted humanitarian leave to remain in the State (prior to the Immigration Act 1999)
- I have been granted permission to remain in the State by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform following a determination not to make a deportation order under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999
- Have permission to remain in the State by virtue of marriage to an Irish national residing in the State, or be the child of such a person, not myself having EU nationality
- Have permission to remain in the State by virtue of marriage to a national of another EU Member State who is residing in the State and who is or has been employed or self-employed in the State, or be the child of such a person, not myself having EU nationality
- Be a national of a member country of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland (See List of European Economic Area (EEA) Countries)
*Irish nationals are included in this category
