Emergency Financial Assistance

The Student Advocacy Center hopes to help current students who are struggling due to financial emergency.  Students may only receive emergency funding one time through our office.    

If you are experiencing significant financial hardship due to Financial Aid processing delays, please contact the appropriate office to discuss how they can help before applying:

·       Columbus campus (undergraduate and graduate): Buckeye Link
·       Regional campuses:   Campus financial aid office (scroll to "Regional campus or ATI students")
·       Professional schools:  Program financial aid liaison (scroll to "Professional programs")

The Student Emergency Fund  may be a resource for students at risk of dropping out of college due to an unexpected financial emergency.  This fund cannot assist with university expenses such as tuition, a past due balance with the university, or student health insurance. 

The Mental Health Care Fund  may help make mental health services more accessible and alleviate some of the financial barriers and stress of receiving treatment.   

Students inquiring about alternate financial aid options (such as loans) are encouraged to contact BuckeyeLink directly.  

If you are an active F-1 or J-1 international student, please contact the Office of International Affairs at  iss@osu.edu for grant information through the Office of International Affairs.