Student Emergency Fund

The Student Emergency Fund grants confidential emergency financial assistance to students who are facing unusual and severe financial strain due to a sudden, unforeseen crisis outside of their control that would result in an inability to attend classes or continue with their education. Students may receive one-time crisis assistance once per academic year.

Students seeking emergency financial assistance must be:

• Enrolled as a student at SUNY Schenectady (full-time or part-time)
• Matriculated in a degree or certificate program
• Experiencing unusual, severe financial strain because of a sudden, unforeseen crisis outside of their control that would result in an inability to attend classes or continue with his/her education

Examples of qualifying crisis events:

• Fire, flood or natural acts of disaster
• Victim of a crime
• Death in the immediate family
• A medical or dental emergency not covered by medical insurance
• An unanticipated family emergency (e.g., a family member stranded out-of-state due to an event outside of their control)
• Domestic emergency (e.g., unanticipated car repairs, spousal/partner abuse, facing eviction from one’s home through no flagrant fault of the student, temporary emergency housing, emergency child care expenses, funeral or burial expenses, emergency travel and gas)

Examples of circumstances that are not eligible for emergency financial assistance:

• Credit card debt
• Elective expenses
• Medical bills covered by medical insurance
• Legal or professional fees

If you believe you qualify for Student Emergency Fund assistance, contact the Student Success Center at 518-381-1434 or studentsuccess@sunysccc.edu for application information.