The Honors College Emergency Fund

What is the Honors College Emergency Fund?

The Honors College Emergency Fund assists students dealing with challenges that significantly impact their ability to successfully attend classes in person or virtually, complete a semester, or continue with their education. Such challenges may include, but are not limited to, loss of a job or paid internship, transportation hardships or car repair, food insecurity, housing expenses, health expenses, technology or internet access, and expenses associated with finding work or access to higher education.

As such, funds are provided for these emergency necessities rather than current educational expenses such as books, tuition, and fees. The total amount of financial assistance offered through this program is very limited and available only up to $300. In all cases, students are expected to have worked through other options before being awarded funds through this emergency fund. Allocated funds are a grant and are not expected to be repaid; students are highly encouraged to make a contribution back to the Honor College Emergency Fund when they have the financial means to do so.

Guidelines and eligibility

In order to be eligible for consideration, students must:

1. Be an Honors College student. 
2. Be enrolled during the term in which they are seeking financial assistance; emergency funds are not available to pay outstanding balances or be awarded in anticipation of financial hardship in future semesters.
3. Meet with their Honors College advisor prior to filling out an application.
4. Complete and submit the application (link below).
5. Demonstrate that the financial need is a onetime, unexpected expense.
6. Show indications of their potential to successfully complete their degree. Students do not have to be in good academic standing to be eligible for emergency funds.
7. Have exhausted all other options for assistance, including, but not limited to, financial aid appeals, family resources, and community services.
8. Agree to participate in programs and services designed to assist the student in overcoming whatever challenge they face; very few of the difficulties faced by a student in need of emergency funds will be solved by money alone.
9. Not have been granted emergency funds previously. 

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