Emergency Aid

 

The Center For Student Success facilitates an Emergency Aid grant program for students that experience unforeseen circumstances.

What you need to know.

To receive the Emergency Aid Grant, you must:

1. Be enrolled at NMSU-A.

2. Be an undergraduate. have at least a 2.0 GPA and be in Academic Good Standing with no probation

3. Have an unexpected emergency expense.

4. Have reason to believe that your unexpected emergency expense will impede your academics in some way.

5. Provide an invoice from the business you owe.

With the Emergency Aid Grant, you cannot:

1. Seek to pay school expenses.

2. Pay a reoccurring bill.

3. Receive money unless you demonstrate that you will be able to pay the bill in full using the provided aid.

An emergency in this case is any situation that may prevent you from completing your academics for the semester. Examples include:

1. An unexpected car problem that prevents you from making it to class. (A bill for regular car maintenance does not count.)

2. A visit to the hospital that impacts you enough financially that you’d be unable to pay your tuition.

The amount of emergency aid you receive depends on the case. You are eligible to receive up to $500, although if the invoice indicates that your situation can be resolved with less, that amount will be paid.
No. You are allotted $500 for the lifetime of the program. So, if a situation requires $200 to resolve, then you would still have $300 to aid you in a different situation.
A committee will meet to review your application and determine your eligibility. They will also discuss and share with you some other avenues of help you can pursue. Because the committee will make their decision based on what you include in the application, it is important that you provide as much detail possible. Explain why this is an unexpected emergency and how it will impact your academics.
Once you apply, a committee will meet and notify you whether your application was approved or rejected. If you have not received communication within three business days, please contact NMSU-A student services for follow up.
No. The Emergency Aid Grant is intended to help students continue their studies at NMSU-A by preventing situations out of students’ control from damaging their grades or forcing them to drop out. As such, this aid is not a loan and will not need to be paid back to NMSU-A.
Please see below in the How to Apply section for instructions.

 

How to Apply

1. Please review the FAQ information above. The Emergency Aid Grant is for students who meet certain criteria. If you do not qualify, your application will be rejected. For questions, please contact student services: 575.439.3600 or contactnmsua@nmsu.edu

2. Fill out the application EMC Application Webpage.

3. Please remember to complete the application honestly, to provide details about your unexpected emergency and to describe how the situation might impact your academics. The application will also require an invoice from the business NMSU-A will be paying. If there is no invoice attached, your application will be rejected.

4. Once you apply, a committee will meet and notify you whether your application was approved or rejected. If you have not received communication within three business days, please contact student services for follow up.

5. Important: You are not guaranteed funding. Do not promise anyone the funds or purchase ahead of time, in the case that you are not approved the funds.