Students can apply for emergency assistance funds if they are facing extraordinary financial circumstances.
You can use the funds for the following educational expenses:
Emergency assistance funds do not cover all expenses. The emergency assistance funds cannot be used to assist with auto-related expenses for students taking fully virtual and/or fully remote classes. Exceptions are students who are officers of HACC student organizations that require them to travel to HACC campuses.
No, you cannot use emergency assistance funds for tuition or a prior outstanding bill owed to the College.
You are eligible if you meet the following criteria:
You are not eligible if you:
If you are approved for this funding, you can pay your emergency expense first and get reimbursed by HACC. Also, if you are approved for this funding, HACC will give you the money to pay your emergency expense. HACC will not pay your emergency expense directly.
To receive funding, please:
Please provide:
Please note:
Once the thank-you letter is submitted, your funds will be processed within two business days. When we use the word “processed,” we mean that we will contact BankMobile and send the funds to them within two business days. You would then receive the funds within five to 10 business days after they are processed by HACC employees.
How soon you receive the funds after they are processed by HACC employees will depend upon your BankMobile preferences. HACC has NO control over your BankMobile preferences. For more information on BankMobile, please visit HACC’s BankMobile webpage.
HACC does not have any control over the emergency assistance funds once they have been processed through BankMobile. Please make sure your BankMobile information is correct and updated. HACC will not give additional funding to students for any lost emergency assistance funds due to BankMobile issues.
We realize how important this funding is to you. Therefore, our goal is to process your application as soon as possible.
Students are eligible for the emergency assistance fund (EAF) twice while they are enrolled at HACC. Each time a student applies, they are eligible for up to $500. This means a student may potentially receive up to $1,000 in emergency assistance while enrolled at HACC.
However, the second application for emergency assistance funds has to be submitted at least 30 calendar days after students receive the funding from the first application. Second applications received sooner than this will be denied.
Please contact emergencyassistance@hacc.edu.
HACC proudly established the Consultation, Advocacy, Referrals and Empowerment (CARE) Center as a single stop where students can go for assistance with non-academic challenges. This is a free resource available to all current HACC students. Please visit the CARE Center website for more information.
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Last updated: Oct. 18, 2023