Student Emergency Assistance
Owens State Community College promotes the achievement of our students. We understand that to build success in the classroom, a student must maintain, as much as possible, stability in their life outside of school. However, on rare occasions, short-term personal financial matters may arise that could prevent our students from succeeding.
The Student Emergency Assistance Application is made available to degree or certificate-seeking students who are in academic good standing, have encountered an unexpected financial hardship, and need assistance with essential expenses such as transportation, rent, utilities, child care, and more.
The use of emergency assistance does not cover assistance with tuition-related expenses.
The assistance is available once per academic year to students who meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Must be degree or certificate-seeking.
- Must be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours.
- Must be in academic good standing.
- Must be an eligible U.S. noncitizen or citizen. (Students defined as eligible noncitizens are those individuals who would meet the citizenship requirement for federal aid eligibility.)
- Must be eligible for in-state tuition.
Applicants may not be Owens State Community College employees or a dependent thereof who is receiving a tuition waiver.
The maximum amount of assistance is $500 and is subject to the funds available. All awarded emergency assistance will be counted as an additional resource when packaging financial aid.
Interested Applicants
Interested applicants may submit the Student Emergency Assistance Fund Application, along with supporting documentation, to the Student Financial Services office at either the Findlay-area or the Toledo-area Campus.
Applicants are encouraged to meet with a Student Financial Services Advisor before the submission of the application.
All efforts will be made to review and process emergency assistance requests in 3-5 business days. Requests may be submitted in-between semesters, but decisions are only made when a semester is in session and registration for the semester is confirmed.