What are emergency assistance funds?
Students can apply for emergency assistance funds if they are facing extraordinary financial circumstances. Learn more about these funds.
What can I use the funds for?
You can use the funds for the following educational expenses:
- Books
- Course fees
- Course-required items not available in HACC's bookstores
- Physicals
- Emergency auto repair expenses
- Bus passes
- Childcare
- Personal home catastrophe (e.g. fire or flood that directly affects your ability to attend classes)
Emergency assistance funds do not cover all expenses.
Can the funds be used for HACC tuition?
No, you cannot use emergency assistance funds for tuition or a prior outstanding bill owed to the College.
Am I eligible for emergency assistance funds?
You are eligible if you meet the following criteria:
- Credit students with a GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Credit students who are at least four weeks into their first term with HACC
- Credit and noncredit students who are enrolled at HACC for the term during which the funding is needed (For example, students who need funding for a fall term must be enrolled for that fall term. Students who need funding for a spring term must be enrolled for that spring term. Students who need funding for a summer term must be enrolled for that summer term).
You are not eligible if you:
- Are a guest student
- Are Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) suspended
- Have received emergency assistance before
How do I apply for emergency assistance funds?
To receive funding, please:
- Review the emergency assistance funds below
- Determine which fund is applicable to your situation
- Complete and submit the online form. Documentation of need and a copy of your unofficial transcripts (for credit students) are required.
What documentation will I need to provide?
Please provide:
- Current unofficial transcripts
- Current invoices or receipts for the emergency expense. The invoices and receipts must list the vendor name and total costs.
Who can I contact for more information?
Please contact emergencyassistance@hacc.edu.
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
Gettysburg Campus Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the Gettysburg Campus
Gettysburg Campus Textbook Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Students must demonstrate financial need.
- Students must attend HACC’s Gettysburg Campus.
- Students’ SAP status must be good or warning.
Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be Adams County residents.
- Students must be enrolled at HACC Gettysburg Campus.
- Students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Harrisburg Campus Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the Harrisburg Campus
Lancaster Campus Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the Lancaster Campus
The Pryor and Arlene Neuber Charitable Trust Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the Lancaster Campus
Lebanon Campus Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the Lebanon Campus
John L. and C. Jeanette Witmer Charitable Trust Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the Lebanon Campus
York Campus-Related Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled at the York Campus
Virtual Learning Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled in Virtual Learning
Massage Therapy Emergency Assistance Fund
Students must be enrolled in the Massage Therapy Program
Plawsky Photography Student Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must be enrolled in the Associates for Fine arts (AFA) Degree Program focusing on Photography or the Certificate in Photography Program
Charlotte Shuey Student Emergency Assistance Fund
- Students must have needs related to, but not limited to, childcare, transportation, costs, textbooks and course fees.
Please answer the following questions to determine your eligibility for this assistance:
- Have you received emergency assistance funds in prior years?
- Will you be using funds for tuition or a prior outstanding bill owed to the College?
- Will you be using funds for a cable/satellite or telephone/cell phone bill?
- Are you applying for an amount of more than $500.00?
Yes No
STOP: You may receive emergency assistance funding one time only. Please do not complete or submit the application.
Yes No
STOP: You cannot use emergency assistance funds for tuition or a prior outstanding bill owed to the College.
Yes No
STOP: You cannot use emergency assistance funds for cable satellite or telephone/cell phone bills.
Yes No
STOP: You cannot apply for an amount greater than $500.00.