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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 ¼ø»Æʦapp 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 Florida Atlantic Cares and ¼ø»Æʦapp'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 a CoS faculty member or academic advisors Demarus Youngblood, djohnson@fau.edu, and Desiree Fray, frayd@fau.edu, with questions and requests for support.