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WLW Emergency Student Support
The WLW Emergency Student Support fund provides critical financial assistance to Schmidt College of Science (CoS) undergraduate and graduate students experiencing unexpected financial hardship or emergency situations.ÌýÌý
Award Amount: Up to $1,500 per occurrenceÌý
Availability: Year-round on an as-needed basisÌý
EligibilityÌý
- Full-time degree-seeking COS student (undergraduate and graduate)
- Initiated by advisor or faculty referralÌý
- Must have exhausted available funding from Â̲èÖ±²¥ Atlantic Cares and FAU's Emergency Aid ProgramÌý
Eligible ExpensesÌý
Emergency support may be used for unexpected financial hardship or emergency such as:Ìý
- Housing crisis situations, homelessness, temporary displacement, or shelter staysÌý
- Loss of employment or sudden income reductionÌý
- Home disaster or property damage expensesÌý
- Emergency medical expenses not covered by insuranceÌý
- Replacement of essential personal items due to theft, fire, or natural disasterÌý
- Emergency childcare costs due to crisis situationsÌý
Ineligible ExpensesÌý
- TuitionÌý
- Non-emergency travelÌý
- Non-essential expensesÌý
- FoodÌý
How to Access Emergency SupportÌý
Students experiencing a financial emergency should contact academic advisors Demarus Youngblood, djohnson@fau.edu, and Desiree Fray, frayd@fau.edu, with questions and requests for support.