Financial Assistance Opportunities
Emergency Grant
The Emergency Grant provides emergency funding for students who have an experienced and unexpected emergency.
Please review the qualifying criteria below.
Emergency Grant Criteria:
- Applicants must be an enrolled and registered full-time student in the same semester/term of your emergency request (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
- Need for emergency aid due to an unexpected expense(s).
- Applicant cannot request emergency funds for tuition and fees.
- Applicant must submit detailed documentation that supports the need for emergency funds (e.g. bill, eviction notice, car repair invoice). If adequate documentation is not provided, the application will not be considered.
- Applicants cannot have a hold on their account.
- The maximum amount an approved applicant can receive is $500.00 per academic year.
- If requested, applicants must meet with a Student Assistance & Support staff member.
Emergency funds are not guaranteed.
All decisions are final.
Please contact Student Assistance & Support at
UAB Black Alumni Network Tuition Support Fund
FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED
Please review the qualifying criteria below.
Emergency Scholarship Criteria:
- Any UAB student who is currently enrolled in or admitted to a degree-granting program at the University is eligible to apply.
- The fund provides support to eligible students experiencing financial hardship that impacts their ability to cover tuition and additional required educational expenses.
- Preference may be given to students who demonstrate significant financial need and risk of interruption to their academic progress.
- Applicants must submit documentation supporting financial need, including their student account balance.
- Awards will be distributed to two students per semester in the amount of $500, subject to the availability of funds and the discretion of Student Assistance & Support.
- The maximum amount an approved applicant can receive is $500.00 per academic year.
- Recipients may be required to meet with a Student Assistance & Support staff member.
Emergency funds are not guaranteed.
All decisions are final.
Please contact Student Assistance & Support at
Dora and Sanjay Singh Scholarship
Emergency Scholarship Criteria:
- Applicants must be currently enrolled in or admitted to a degree-granting program at the University.
- The scholarship shall provide support to students experiencing an unexpected emergency or challenge that causes financial hardships to cover educational expenses (tuition, fees, room and board, books, etc.) and/or non-educational expenses (food, utility bills, prescriptions, emergency travel, etc.).
- The total award will be applied in equal amounts over the regular terms of the award year unless otherwise instructed by Student Assistance & Support.
- Submission of documentation supporting the need for emergency aid (e.g., bill, letter of delinquency).
- The scholarship is an annual award. Recipients are eligible to apply for the award in subsequent years as long as they continue to meet the requirements outlined.
- Scholarships will be disbursed in amounts of approximately $1,000 each, subject to the availability of funds and the discretion of Student Assistance & Support.
- If requested, applicants must meet with a Student Assistance & Support staff member.
Emergency funds are not guaranteed.
All decisions are final.
Please contact Student Assistance & Support at
Medical Assistance Grant
The UAB Undergraduate and Graduate Student Government Associations recognize that even with health insurance, students can be burdened with unexpected healthcare expenses. Therefore, each have organized assistance funds for students with unexpected high healthcare costs (>$500 for undergraduates, >$1000 for graduate students). Student Health and Wellbeing assists in reviewing applications and storage of protected health information within these applications.
Please see applications below for eligibility and restrictions. If you would like to apply for funds, please complete the application that pertains to you (undergraduate vs graduate) and submit as PDF attachment to “Medical Assistance Grant” via the UAB Student Health Services Secure Patient Portal Messages tab.
Veterans Relief Fund
Emergency Scholarship Criteria:
- Enrolled and registered as a full-time or part-time Veteran (or dependent of Veteran) undergraduate or graduate student in the same semester/term of your emergency fund request (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
- Submission of detailed need for emergency aid due to an unexpected expense(s).
- Submission of detailed documentation supporting the need for emergency aid (e.g., bill, letter of delinquency, receipts).
- Submission of proof of income, and Student Account information.
If requested, meet with a staff member from the Veteran Services Office.
Relief Funds are not guaranteed.
All decisions are final.
Please contact Student Assistance & Support at
Meal Vouchers
Meal Voucher Criteria:
- Be a currently enrolled (or pre-registered for fall if registering in summer) UAB undergraduate or graduate student.
- Must demonstrate a need for meal vouchers (experiencing food insecurity, emergency, crisis, and/or disaster).
- Cannot have purchased Dragonfire meal plans (unlimited meal plan access).
- Students must meet with a Student Assistance & Support staff member to discuss resources and support services that may help to provide a long-term solution regarding food insecurity.
Meal vouchers are valid for breakfast, lunch, or dinner meals only at the Commons on the Green. Meals will not be available when the dining hall is closed. Students are limited to five (5) meal vouchers per semester. Additional meal vouchers may be distributed on a case-by-case basis.
Please contact Student Assistance & Support at