Emergency Assistance

Life always seems to bring financial emergencies at the wrong time. Wor-Wic knows that students on tight budgets can be devastated by a financial crisis, and that it can get in the way of your academic success. To help you during those difficult times, we have emergency assistance funds given by generous donors to provide short-term financial support.

Emergency assistance is meant to meet a specific short-term need and it is not ongoing financial assistance. Examples of short-term needs include:

• Child care
• Food
• Housing
• Interview clothing
• Medical
• Textbooks
• Transportation
• Utilities

Please note that there are limits to which we can help. We will also help to locate other sources of assistance before providing emergency assistance funds.

Eligibility

To be eligible for emergency assistance you must:

• Be enrolled in a credit degree or certificate program
• Be in good financial standing with the college
• Be able to demonstrate financial hardship

Awarding

The emergency assistance committee will work together to process emergency assistance applications. Awards will be made with the following in mind:

• Students can apply and be awarded multiple times a year, but emergency assistance is meant to take care of short-term needs only
• Once an application is received, it will be evaluated by the offices of financial aid and student development to determine if there is other assistance that can be provided
• Immediate negative impacts to the student’s ability to complete their course(s) will be a primary factor in decision making

If a student is eligible for emergency assistance, funds will be awarded through the business office in the form of direct payment to a third party (e.g., to a utility company) or in the form of a gift card.

How to Apply

The 2026-2027 emergency assistance application will be available on the first day of each term.

Fall term — Sept. 9, 2026
Spring term — Jan. 20, 2027
Summer term — May 17, 2027

If you have any questions about financial assistance, please email us.