HESP Student Emergency Support Fund | HESP l Hearing and Speech Sciences Department l University of Maryland

Because of generous donations from alumni and friends of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, we are able to provide additional resources to students who may have sudden, unexpected financial challenges. The HESP Student Emergency Support Fund provides one-time, limited emergency financial support for HESP students who experience unexpected financial hardship that may impede their academic or clinical progress towards their degree. To be considered for a grant from the HESP Student Emergency Support Fund, students must be current HESP majors, HESP minors, or HESP graduate students, experiencing exceptional financial needs that cannot be supported by other mechanisms. Awards do not need to be repaid; some awards may be considered taxable income by the IRS. Examples of expenses considered include, but are not limited to:

unexpected medical expenses
emergency housing expenses
replacement of belongings after a robbery or fire
unexpected or emergency transportation or commuting expenses

Requests are evaluated by a team of faculty members; in some cases additional information may be required to evaluate a request.

UID

First name

Last name

Email address

Amount Requested

Date of request

Date of need, if different

Are you a non-resident alien? (This information is needed for financial awards)

Yes

I am a

HESP undergraduate major

HESP undergraduate minor

HESP MA-SLP student

HESP AuD student

HESP PhD student

Expected graduation date/semester

Please briefly describe your need for emergency financial assistance.

What do you plan to use these funds for?

Please briefly describe where else you have applied for financial support and the outcome of that application (e.g., UMD Student Crisis Fund, US Emergency Rental Assistance program, etc.).

If you are a graduate student, please describe your current campus funding, if any.

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