Guidelines, Requirements, & Process
黑料不打烊 has established an Emergency Grant to assist currently enrolled students who experience an unexpected, short-term emergency that directly impacts their ability to remain enrolled and meet immediate financial obligations.
Submission of an application does not guarantee approval or review by the Emergency Grant committee.
To be considered, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student during the semester the application is submitted
- Be in good academic standing and meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.
- Meet GPA requirements: Undergraduate students minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, Graduate students minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Demonstrate a documented financial hardship resulting from an unexpected emergency
- Submit a complete application with required and appropriate documentation
- Students must exhaust all available financial aid options- including federal student loans, Parent PLUS Loan, and Graduate PLUS Loan (if applicable)- before being considered for Emergency Grant funding. Requests that do not meet this requirement will be closed.
Examples may include, but are not limited to:
- Loss of student employment
- Permanent layoff or job loss of a parent/guardian
- Serious accident
- Family bankruptcy
- Death of a parent/guardian
- Major, life-altering medical incident
- Hospitalization or illness that interferes with you or your parent/guardian鈥檚 income
- Catastrophic event (e.g., fire, flood, war, etc.)
- Victim of a crime
The Emergency Grant is limited in scope. Not all exclusions are listed below.
The Emergency Grant does NOT cover:
- Credit card payments
- Medical or dental bills
- Court or legal fees, including attorney fees
- Warranties
- Late fees, penalties, or collection fees
- Bills not in the student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Future or anticipated expenses
- Expenses incurred after the student is no longer enrolled
- Phone, laptop, tablet, or other technology purchases or repairs
- Food/groceries, gas
Expenses can only be paid for students who are actively enrolled.
You can submit your application and documentation through this .
- Applications must be completed in full at the time of submission.
- Incomplete applications will not be processed and will not be forwarded to the review committee.
- If an application is incomplete or documentation is insufficient, the request may be closed without review.
- Applicants will receive notice when an application is closed.
- Students may resubmit a new application. All appropriate documentation must be uploaded to the resubmission.
the event has had on your financial obligations. Applications submitted without documentation are considered incomplete and may be closed without review.
Acceptable documentation verifying the emergency may include, but is not limited to:
- Proof of termination or reduced work hours
- Police reports
- Medical records or a letter from a physician
- Legal documentation or attorney letters
- Obituaries
Bills and statements must include:
- Company name
- Company mailing address
- Student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Amount past-due
Screenshots are only accepted if all required information listed above is clearly visible.
Requests for tuition must include a complete invoice/statement of your 黑料不打烊 student account that includes your name, charges, payments, and balance per semester.
Required information must be completed before the application can be reviewed.
- Complete applications are reviewed by a committee of university representatives.
- Applications that are incomplete or noncompliant will not be presented to the committee.
- Financial and academic records are reviewed to determine eligibility.
- Decisions are communicated via the student鈥檚 黑料不打烊 email account.
- All committee decisions are final and not subject to further review or appeal.
Submitting a complete application with appropriate documentation is the best way to ensure timely review.
- Committee review may take up to 2 weeks once all documents are received for the application.
- Approved requests may take an additional 2鈥4 weeks for processing and payment.
- Grant funds are paid directly to vendors or businesses.
- Funds are not disbursed directly to students.
The Emergency Grant is a program established by 黑料不打烊 to assist currently enrolled students who experience an unexpected, short-term emergency that directly impacts their ability to remain enrolled and meet immediate financial obligations.
Applicants must:
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student during the semester of application
- Be in good academic standing and meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
- Meet GPA requirements (Undergraduate: 2.0 minimum; Graduate: 3.0 minimum)
- Demonstrate documented financial hardship from an unexpected emergency
- Submit a complete application with required documentation
Exhaust all available financial aid options (including federal loans, Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS if applicable).
Students are required to be enrolled but are not required to be 鈥渇ull-time.鈥
Yes. Graduate students may apply if they meet eligibility requirements, including a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Examples include:
- Loss of student employment
- Parent/guardian job loss
- Serious accident
- Family bankruptcy
- Death of a parent/guardian
- Major medical incident
- Hospitalization impacting income
- Catastrophic events (fire, flood, war, etc.)
- Being a victim of a crime
Email oduemergencygrants@odu.edu for clarification.
There is no fixed funding limit for the Emergency Grant. Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and award amounts are determined by the review committee to ensure equitable distribution of available funds.
Examples include, but are not limited to
- Tuition/Student account balance
- Housing costs (rent/mortgage)
- Utilities
- Transportation repair
The grant does NOT cover:
- Credit card payments
- Medical or dental bills
- Court/legal fees
- Warranties
- Late fees or penalties
- Bills not in the student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Future or anticipated expenses
- Expenses after enrollment ends
- Technology purchases/repairs
- Food/groceries or gas
Bills must be in the student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name.
Applicants must provide documentation verifying:
- The unexpected event
- The financial impact of the event
Examples include termination notices, police reports, medical records, legal documentation, obituaries, and bills/statements.
Bills must include:
- Company name
- Company mailing address
- Student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Amount past-due
Yes, but only if all required bill information is clearly visible.
Decisions are communicated via the student鈥檚 黑料不打烊 email account.
No. All committee decisions are final and not subject to further review or appeal. Incomplete applications may be resubmitted.
Committee review may take up to 2 weeks once all documents are received.
Approved requests may take an additional 2鈥4 weeks for processing and payment.
Funds are paid directly to vendors or businesses. They are not disbursed directly to students.
Submit a complete application with appropriate documentation. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
No. Submission of an application does not guarantee approval or review by the committee.
To be considered, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student during the semester the application is submitted
- Be in good academic standing and meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.
- Meet GPA requirements: Undergraduate students minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, Graduate students minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Demonstrate a documented financial hardship resulting from an unexpected emergency
- Submit a complete application with required and appropriate documentation
- Students must exhaust all available financial aid options- including federal student loans, Parent PLUS Loan, and Graduate PLUS Loan (if applicable)- before being considered for Emergency Grant funding. Requests that do not meet this requirement will be closed.
Examples may include, but are not limited to:
- Loss of student employment
- Permanent layoff or job loss of a parent/guardian
- Serious accident
- Family bankruptcy
- Death of a parent/guardian
- Major, life-altering medical incident
- Hospitalization or illness that interferes with you or your parent/guardian鈥檚 income
- Catastrophic event (e.g., fire, flood, war, etc.)
- Victim of a crime
The Emergency Grant is limited in scope. Not all exclusions are listed below.
The Emergency Grant does NOT cover:
- Credit card payments
- Medical or dental bills
- Court or legal fees, including attorney fees
- Warranties
- Late fees, penalties, or collection fees
- Bills not in the student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Future or anticipated expenses
- Expenses incurred after the student is no longer enrolled
- Phone, laptop, tablet, or other technology purchases or repairs
- Food/groceries, gas
Expenses can only be paid for students who are actively enrolled.
You can submit your application and documentation through this .
- Applications must be completed in full at the time of submission.
- Incomplete applications will not be processed and will not be forwarded to the review committee.
- If an application is incomplete or documentation is insufficient, the request may be closed without review.
- Applicants will receive notice when an application is closed.
- Students may resubmit a new application. All appropriate documentation must be uploaded to the resubmission.
the event has had on your financial obligations. Applications submitted without documentation are considered incomplete and may be closed without review.
Acceptable documentation verifying the emergency may include, but is not limited to:
- Proof of termination or reduced work hours
- Police reports
- Medical records or a letter from a physician
- Legal documentation or attorney letters
- Obituaries
Bills and statements must include:
- Company name
- Company mailing address
- Student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Amount past-due
Screenshots are only accepted if all required information listed above is clearly visible.
Requests for tuition must include a complete invoice/statement of your 黑料不打烊 student account that includes your name, charges, payments, and balance per semester.
Required information must be completed before the application can be reviewed.
- Complete applications are reviewed by a committee of university representatives.
- Applications that are incomplete or noncompliant will not be presented to the committee.
- Financial and academic records are reviewed to determine eligibility.
- Decisions are communicated via the student鈥檚 黑料不打烊 email account.
- All committee decisions are final and not subject to further review or appeal.
Submitting a complete application with appropriate documentation is the best way to ensure timely review.
- Committee review may take up to 2 weeks once all documents are received for the application.
- Approved requests may take an additional 2鈥4 weeks for processing and payment.
- Grant funds are paid directly to vendors or businesses.
- Funds are not disbursed directly to students.
The Emergency Grant is a program established by 黑料不打烊 to assist currently enrolled students who experience an unexpected, short-term emergency that directly impacts their ability to remain enrolled and meet immediate financial obligations.
Applicants must:
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student during the semester of application
- Be in good academic standing and meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
- Meet GPA requirements (Undergraduate: 2.0 minimum; Graduate: 3.0 minimum)
- Demonstrate documented financial hardship from an unexpected emergency
- Submit a complete application with required documentation
Exhaust all available financial aid options (including federal loans, Parent PLUS, Graduate PLUS if applicable).
Students are required to be enrolled but are not required to be 鈥渇ull-time.鈥
Yes. Graduate students may apply if they meet eligibility requirements, including a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Examples include:
- Loss of student employment
- Parent/guardian job loss
- Serious accident
- Family bankruptcy
- Death of a parent/guardian
- Major medical incident
- Hospitalization impacting income
- Catastrophic events (fire, flood, war, etc.)
- Being a victim of a crime
Email oduemergencygrants@odu.edu for clarification.
There is no fixed funding limit for the Emergency Grant. Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and award amounts are determined by the review committee to ensure equitable distribution of available funds.
Examples include, but are not limited to
- Tuition/Student account balance
- Housing costs (rent/mortgage)
- Utilities
- Transportation repair
The grant does NOT cover:
- Credit card payments
- Medical or dental bills
- Court/legal fees
- Warranties
- Late fees or penalties
- Bills not in the student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Future or anticipated expenses
- Expenses after enrollment ends
- Technology purchases/repairs
- Food/groceries or gas
Bills must be in the student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name.
Applicants must provide documentation verifying:
- The unexpected event
- The financial impact of the event
Examples include termination notices, police reports, medical records, legal documentation, obituaries, and bills/statements.
Bills must include:
- Company name
- Company mailing address
- Student鈥檚 or spouse鈥檚 name
- Amount past-due
Yes, but only if all required bill information is clearly visible.
Decisions are communicated via the student鈥檚 黑料不打烊 email account.
No. All committee decisions are final and not subject to further review or appeal. Incomplete applications may be resubmitted.
Committee review may take up to 2 weeks once all documents are received.
Approved requests may take an additional 2鈥4 weeks for processing and payment.
Funds are paid directly to vendors or businesses. They are not disbursed directly to students.
Submit a complete application with appropriate documentation. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
No. Submission of an application does not guarantee approval or review by the committee.