National Emergency Grant for Student Parents

Applicants must meet all the following criteria:

• Be a student parent
• Be a current postsecondary undergraduate student enrolled part-time* or full-time and able to upload a course schedule** to verify enrollment at one of the following institutions;
  • River Valley Community College (New Hampshire)
  • Nashua Community College (New Hampshire)
• Have unexpected financial difficulties that may negatively impact term enrollment
• Be able to upload a course schedule** to verify enrollment
• Experience a one-time emergency-need expense incurred within 30 days (not a long-standing challenge), selected from only one of the following eligible expense categories on the application:

 
Eligible expenses (for student only, not family members):

• Housing/Rent/Utilities
• Medical/Dental
• Childcare
• Transportation/Car Repair (not gas or insurance)
• Food/Groceries
• Public transportation/Travel

 
Ineligible expenses:

• Tuition and fees
• Required course materials
• Books
• Technology/Computer/Wi-Fi
• Provide acceptable documentation for eligible expenses such as bills, invoices, and receipts that include;
  1. student’s/applicant’s first and last name
  2. address and phone number
  3. third party vendor name
  4. itemized list of expense(s)
  5. total expense paid/owed

Documented eligible expense must have been incurred within thirty (30) days of application submission to be considered. Applicants for food or childcare assistance may upload a document explaining their need in place of a receipt or bill.

Eligible students may only apply once per application cycle.

A recipient during an application cycle is eligible to receive a limit of one emergency grant for a single eligible expense.

*Part-time enrollment includes at least one or more courses with a minimum of 6 credit hours (or equivalent).

**Course schedule must include student name, school name, courses, and credit hours for each course