Financial Emergency Eligibility

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What Is a Financial Emergency?

  • Eviction
  • Utility shut-off
  • Car repair that will prevent you from traveling to campus
  • Food insecurity
  • Past-due medical bills
  • Other needs considered on a case-by-case basis

Eligibility

  • Students must be enrolled in 6 hours (undergraduate) or 3 hours (graduate) in the current term/session. 
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 when completing the application.
  • Tuition and fees must be paid for the term (students with an outstanding/overdue balance are ineligible).
  • This scholarship cannot be used to pay for outstanding tuition and fees. 
  • Students must include documentation reflecting their financial emergency clearly showing both the student's name and the exact cost of the expense(s). (A copy of a lease, a utility bill, auto repair bill are examples of appropriate documentation.)

Application Process

  • Fill Out Application
  • Award Decision  After the application is reviewed, the student will receive an email to their OSU email account within 3-5 business days notifying them of the outcome. If approved, the message will also include how much funding has been awarded.
  • Payment  The university works diligently to process funding as quickly as possible. Awards will be applied directly to the student's Statement of Account. If the student is not already signed up for direct deposit, please follow the instructions to set up direct deposit.

Please Note:  Information submitted will be used to determine eligibility.  It may be shared with other university offices that have a need to know for purposes of reviewing this request, and/or complying with university policy or law.  

Questions: If you have questions, please contact us by email at FCOB-Relief@osu.edu.