Student Emergency Fund

Student Emergency Fund

Get help with unexpected emergency expenses.

The Student Emergency Fund is designed to provide financial assistance to students in School of Education degree programs who are experiencing an emergency related to an unexpected financial difficulty that is impacting the ability to remain enrolled at IUB.  Students may be eligible to receive emergency funding for expenses such as:

  • Emergency Housing/Rent/Utilities
  • Emergency Medical/Dental/Mental Health Related Expenses
  • Education Materials (e.g., technology, books, hardware or software)
  • Emergency Childcare
  • Unexpected Tuition/Fee Expenses

Requesting Emergency Funding

To receive emergency funding, you must meet certain eligibility requirements and go through the application process. Emergency funding is generally limited to $1,000 maximum per academic year.

To be eligible to receive emergency funding, you must:

  • Be a currently enrolled student in a School of Education program.
  • Demonstrate financial hardship due to emergency, illness, or other unforeseen events.
  • Be prepared to provide documentation of emergency expenses if requested during the review process.
  • Be eligible for the additional aid according to the Office of Student Financial Assistance (determined as part of the application process.)
  • Domestic students who have filed the FAFSA must have remaining financial need according to federal guidelines.
  • International students must have applied for hardship assistance through OIS and have remaining need.

  • Complete the emergency funding request form below.
  • Monitor your IU email in case a staff member from the IU School of Education needs to discuss your application.
  • Make sure you have set up Direct Deposit of Bursar Refunds in One.IU.

Apply for funding

Each application is reviewed individually. The following factors will be considered:

  • The specific and immediate impacts the emergency may be having on the student’s welfare and academic progress.
  • The circumstances and urgency of the emergency and the full amount of the student’s hardships.
  • Other resources or support that the student may have available to them.
  • Other information provided by third parties by the student’s permission, such as advocates or advisors, that may help clarify the student’s situation.

Every effort will be made to process these applications in a timely manner, but please be aware that review will likely not take place over weekends or during school breaks.

Important

Funds from the IU Bloomington School of Education Student Emergency Fund must first be applied to any outstanding balance on a student’s Bursar account. If there is a $0 balance on the Bursar account, the emergency funding will be direct deposited to the student’s designated bank account set up via the Direct Deposit of Bursar Refunds app in One.IU.

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