Assistance for Wrocław students with disabilities 2026/27

1. Significant degree: 1300 – 1600 PLN per month.
2. Moderate grade: 1000 – 1250 PLN per month.
3. Light degree: 800 – 1000 PLN per month.

Remember that a scholarship is not the only perk. Having a certificate in Wrocław also means the right to a free Urbancard (with a significant degree) or significant discounts at MPK Wrocław, as well as priority in accommodation in dormitories such as T-15 (Wittigowo) or Ołówek, which have dedicated rooms without architectural barriers.

Pitfalls and real problems

The biggest problem for students in Wrocław is the expiration of the validity of the certificate during the semester. If your certificate expires, e.g. on November 15, the scholarship will only be paid on a pro-rata basis. The Wrocław Municipal Disability Assessment Team at Lwowskie j Streetis extremely busy in 2026, so you must take care of the extension of the document at least 3 months before the end of the current one to maintain the continuity of payments in USOS.

Practical Guide: How to Get a Scholarship Step by Step

Don’t wait for the Rector’s hours or the official inauguration of the year. The process of applying for a scholarship for people with disabilities in Wrocław begins in September.

Registration of the certificate in the BON (Office of Persons with Disabilities)

This is the most important stage that students often skip. An application in USOS alone is not enough. You must physically go (or send a qualified scan) to your university’s BON:

• WUT: Building C-13 (Serowiec), room 1.02.
• UWr: 35 Kuźnicza Street.
• UEW: Komandorska Street (building A).

The BON employee must enter the validity date of your certificate into the system, only then will the active application form appear in your USOSweb panel.

Filling in the application in the USOS system

Log in to USOS, go to the “For everyone” section -> “Applications”. Select “Disability Scholarship Application.” In 2026, the systems are integrated, so you no longer need to enter your account number, as long as you provided it when recruiting. Confirm the application with a code from the mobile application or by email. NOTE: Simply completing the application (“Save”) does not mean that you have submitted it. You need to click on “REGISTER”.

Verification and decision

Wrocław scholarship committees work efficiently. You will receive the decision electronically (e-mail in the university domain). From the moment you receive the “Granted” status, the money will usually be credited to your account by the 20th of each month, with the compensation starting in October (if you applied by the end of the month).

Comparison of support for people with disabilities (Wrocław 2026/2027)

Why so many students in Wroclaw rely on this topic

The most common reason for failures is poor deadline management. A student of WUT or UWr thinks that since he has a certificate issued permanently, the scholarship “will extend itself”. This is a mistake. You must apply for the Disability Scholarship annually (or every semester if the award ends in February).

Another reason is being late for PE registration. Students with disabilities in Wrocław have the right to adapted classes (e.g. at the swimming pool at Chełmońskiego Street or in the hall at Prusa). If you miss the deadline for enrollment in the token system, you will lose the chance for free rehabilitation as part of the study program, and your ECTS for physical education will be at risk. The last issue is ignoring the announcements from the dean’s office – in 2026, Wrocław universities communicate exclusively through internal systems. If you do not check the email, you will not find out about the request to complete formal deficiencies in the ruling.

Why a BON dormitory in Wrocław saves PLN 1000 per month

In the academic year 2026/2027, the rental market in Wrocław is merciless – you will pay as much for a room in Grunwald as for a studio apartment in a smaller city. As a student with a certificate, however, you have an “ace up your sleeve”: priority accommodation and access to rooms of a higher standard in the DS booking system.

Wrocław universities have a dedicated pool of places for students supported by the Offices of People with Disabilities. The best examples are DS T-15 in Wittigów (Teki) and Kredka at Grunwaldzka Street. These buildings offer architecturally adapted rooms (no thresholds, wide entrances to bathrooms, paging systems).

• Financial Benefit: Living in a dormitory as a person with a disability, you pay the student rate (approx. 900-1100 PLN), and thanks to the scholarship (1500 PLN), your accommodation costs are covered 100%, leaving you with a surplus for living.
• The catch in USOS: When applying for a dormitory, you must check the “person with a disability” option. The system will automatically move you to the top of the ranking list, bypassing the distance from Wroclaw criterion.

Specialist transport MPK Wrocław

If your disability prevents you from moving on low-floor trams 16 or 33, Wrocław offers a service that many students forget about. MPK Wrocław transports disabled people in the microshura system (specialized buses).

As a student of the Wrocław university, you can use these rides on the dormitory – faculty route. The service is paid symbolically, and in the case of a significant degree, it is often subsidized by the city. To gain access, you need to register at the MPK dispatch office at Na Niskich Łąkach Street. This is a key solution when the Grunwaldzki Bridge becomes slippery in winter, and you have to reach the laboratories in the Geocenter (L-1).

Minister’s Scholarship for Outstanding Achievements – a bonus for ambitious people with BON

A scholarship for people with disabilities is essential, but in 2026 it is worth fighting for the Minister of Science Scholarship. It is awarded to students who, despite their disability, demonstrate outstanding scientific activity (publications, participation in grants at WUT or UWr).

• Amount: This is a one-time payment of up to PLN 17,000 – 20,000.
• Requirement: The application is submitted by the Rector of your university at your motivated request. Wrocław Offices for Persons with Disabilities (e.g. the one in Serowiec C-13) have dedicated consultants who will help you formulate such a document. This is the highest form of support that will allow you, for example, to finance a foreign research internship without worrying about the costs of an assistant.

International student in Wroclaw

Wrocław is a hub for students from Ukraine, Belarus and the Erasmus program. If you have a certificate issued outside Poland, you will not receive a scholarship in USOS automatically.

• Sworn translation: The document must be translated by a translator entered on the list of the Ministry of Justice (translation agencies can be found, for example, at Antoniego Street).
• Local Adjudication Panel: You need to go to the Municipal Complex at Lwowska Street to obtain the Polish equivalent of the degree of disability.
• Residence Card / PESEL UKR: The scholarship is granted to persons who have the right to stay and work in Poland on general terms or who have a Pole’s Card. In 2026, Wrocław universities are very rigorous in checking these entitlements before the first payment.

What to watch out for in order not to lose your scholarship?

Wroclaw scholarship committees in 2027 are supported by AI systems that detect abuse. Avoid these mistakes:

• Receiving a scholarship at two universities: If you study at UPWr and at the same time do a postgraduate degree at the University of Wrocław, you only take the scholarship in one place. If the POL-on system detects double downloads, you will have to return the money with penalty interest within 7 days.
• Failure to report a change in degree: If your disability changes from severe to moderate during the year, you have 14 days to notify BON. Failure to report this is a fraud of public funds – in Wrocław it usually ends with the removal from the list of students without the right to return.
• Dean: During the dean’s leave, the scholarship for people with disabilities is paid, unless the regulations of your university (e.g. WUT) state otherwise. Always check with the dean’s office whether your status in USOS allows for transfers during the break.

The money from the scholarship for people with disabilities (1000-1500 PLN) is your “financial shield”. In Wrocław 2026/2027, the process is simple, but it requires timeliness. The key points of contact are Lwowska Street (jurisprudence) and Grunwaldzki Square (universities). Take advantage of teaching assistants, free Urbancard and priority in student dormitories in Wittigów to make your learning as easy as possible.

The most frequently asked questions from students from Wroclaw

Does my parents’ income affect the amount of scholarships for people with disabilities at WUT and UWr?

Absolutely not. This is the most frequently asked question on Google by students from Wroclaw. A scholarship for people with disabilities is a benefit that supports the educational process, not a social one. The income criterion (the so-called social threshold, which in 2026 in Wrocław is approx. PLN 1500 net per person) applies only to the social scholarship. You can be the child of millionaires, live in a luxury apartment in Kępa Mieszczańska and drive the latest Tesla model, and if you have a moderate degree certificate, the university is obliged to pay you a scholarship. What is more, the scholarship for the disabled is combined with a social scholarship and a rector’s scholarship. This means that a talented student with a disability and low income can “extract” from the university even PLN 4500-5000 per month in Wrocław completely legally. Remember, however, that this amount cannot exceed the limit set out in the law (percentage of the professor’s salary), but the scholarship for the disabled is usually not included in this limit in a restrictive way. The instruction is simple: you submit the ruling to BON, fill in the USOS and wait for the transfer.

How to combine a scholarship from a university with the “Active Self-Government” program with PFRON in Wrocław?

Students in Wrocław have a unique opportunity to use two independent sources of financing. The “Active Self-Government” program (Module II) is operated by MOPS Wrocław (Strzegomska Street) or the SOW PFRON system. This is a subsidy for the cost of education, which in 2026 may amount to up to several thousand zlotys per semester. You can apply for reimbursement of tuition fees (if you study part-time or at a non-public university such as WSB Merito or DSW) and for the so-called allowance to cover the costs of education (e.g. for commuting to MPK Wrocław, purchase of textbooks in a photocopy shop in Grunwald or paying for the Internet). You usually submit an application for support from PFRON by 10 October (for the winter semester) and by 31 March (for the summer semester). Important: the university must issue you a certificate of student status and the scholarship you receive. PFRON does not bite the rector’s scholarship or social scholarship. This is an additional injection of cash, which in Wrocław allows, for example, to rent an apartment of a higher standard near Słodowa Island, instead of nestling in a dormitory room in the distant Psie Pole.

Can I count on free MPK Wrocław (Urbancard) rides if I have a light degree certificate?

In 2026, the rules for using public transport in Wrocław for people with disabilities are strictly defined in the MPK tariff. Free rides (the so-called 100% entitlement) are only available to people with a significant degree of disability and blind people. If you have a moderate or light degree, you must have an Urbancard with a purchased ticket. However, as a student up to the age of 26, you still benefit from a 50% discount. The most cost-effective option in Wroclaw is a semester ticket (for 4 or 5 months), which you can encode on your ELS card. However, if your disability results from a dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system, check whether your certificate does not entitle you to use Wrocław’s specialized door-to-door transport organized by the city. When applying for a scholarship at BON WUT or UWr, ask for a student’s parking card – if you are commuting by car to the campus at Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego, BON can issue you a certificate that will allow you to enter the closed car parks under Serowiec or the D-20 building, avoiding paid parking zones in the centre.

What should I do if my disability certificate ends during the retake session (September campaign)?

This is a critical situation for your finances. The USOS system automatically suspends scholarship payments on the day the ruling expires. If your documents expire, for example, on September 30, 2026, you will not receive a penny for October until you provide a new document. In Wrocław, the procedure for obtaining a new ruling takes from 2 to 4 months. Rescue instruction: If you submitted an application for a new decision before the expiry date of the old one, in 2026 the provisions on maintaining the validity of the document until a new decision is issued (check the current special acts!). You need to download the certificate of submission of the application from the office at Lwowska Street and immediately deliver it to the BON of your university. This will allow you to “freeze” your place on the scholarship list. As soon as you receive a new adjudication, the scholarship will be paid with retroactive compensation. Do not miss this deadline, because Wrocław universities do not pay compensation for months in which the student did not have any (even temporary) confirmation of disability.

Can a student with a disability apply for a random allowance in Wroclaw?

Yes, and this benefit is often underestimated. A subsidy is a one-time cash injection (in Wrocław in 2026 amounting to PLN 1000 to 3000), granted in situations of sudden deterioration in one’s life situation. For a disabled person, such a situation may be a sudden need to buy expensive medicines, a failure of a wheelchair, hearing aid or the need to undergo paid rehabilitation in a facility at Borowska Street. You submit the application via USOSweb, attaching medical documentation and proforma invoices. Wrocław universities (especially WUEB and UPWr) are very friendly to students in such situations. Remember that you can usually receive the allowance twice a academic year. It is not included in the income when applying for a social scholarship, which is crucial for maintaining financial liquidity. If you live in a Teki dormitory and your room has been flooded or your laptop necessary for studying has been stolen – this is also the basis for assistance.

What do PE classes for people with disabilities look like in Wrocław and are they paid?

Wrocław universities offer one of the best systems of physical education for people with health dysfunctions. These classes are completely free and compulsory ( credit for ECTS credits). Instead of running at the stadium at Witelona Street, you can sign up for the adapted section. The Wrocław University of Technology conducts classes in the adapted gym in the P-22 building, and the University of Wrocław offers therapeutic gymnastics and corrective swimming in the pool at Teatralna Street. To sign up, you need to select a group marked as “BON” or “rehabilitation” when enrolling in PE in USOS. A referral from a doctor from a student clinic (e.g. at Przyjaźni Street) or acceptance of your certificate by the Physical Education and Sports School is required. This is a brilliant opportunity to work on physical fitness under the supervision of specialists without incurring the costs of private physiotherapists, whose rates in Wrocław 2026 start at PLN 200 per hour.

Where to look for free legal aid in disputes over a ruling or scholarship in Wroclaw?

If the Wrocław adjudication team issued a decision with which you do not agree (e.g. awarded a light grade instead of a moderate one, which costs you PLN 300 per month in the difference in the scholarship), you have the right to appeal. Free legal aid for students is offered by the Student Legal Clinic of the University of Wrocław and municipal free legal aid points (m.in. at Zapolska Street). The lawyers working there will help you formulate an appeal to the Provincial Disability Adjudication Team. Remember that you only have 14 days to do so from the day you receive the decision from the post. Wrocław universities also have Student Ombudsmans who intervene if the scholarship committee misinterprets your rights in the USOS system. Don’t be afraid to fight for your own – the difference between degrees is up to PLN 15,000 on the scale of the entire master’s degree.

Can I get a scholarship for people with disabilities by studying two fields of study at the same time (e.g. WUT and UWr)?

This is an important legal aspect: you can only receive a scholarship for people with disabilities in one field of study. If you are studying Computer Science at WUT and Law at the UWr at the same time, you need to decide which university will pay you the funds. Typically, students choose the university that offers a higher rate (in 2026, the differences between Wrocław universities are about PLN 50-100). In the USOS system, you submit a statement about not receiving benefits in another field. An attempt to fraud and collect money from two sources will be detected immediately by the nationwide POL-on database, which results not only in the need to return the entire amount with interest, but also in disciplinary proceedings, which may end your academic career in Wrocław. Choose wisely and stick to one payroll.