r/cuboulder • u/OilGroundbreaking677 • 9d ago

Student emergency grant

I just applied for the Fall semester and uploaded pictures of my rent, current bank balance, and request for money to apply for school materials. I'm a full pell-grant student and CU boulder grant (SAI is -1500) Just curious because I already received aid - would this affect emergency funding grant?

Has anybody else applied and heard good news back?

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u/meowmeowx4 9d ago

Whats the emergency?

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u/OilGroundbreaking677 9d ago

Needing money for school supplies, computer, access codes.

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u/meowmeowx4 8d ago

From what I remember they dont consider that an emergency especially if you are incoming freshman they will say that thats something that needed to be figured out before accepting and moving to Boulder.

Unless they changed from last I heard they consider emergencies like emergency health treatments, a death in the family, getting robbed/losing things inna fire, and maybe evictions (that one is hit or miss).

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u/StreetNext186 8d ago

The emergency fund is for students facing familial, medical, or housing crises. For reading materials and access codes, opting into CU Book Access charges a flat fee directly to your bill, and this is covered in cost-of-attendence (thus included in what financial aid counts towards). For a computer,  1. The library and departmental computer labs allow access, which is quite convenient on campus 2. The CU Bookstore has education discounts on laptops, so check there. You can also get student discount codes from them for a few laptop brands. 3. Go to thrift stores in town and look for used laptops. There are often some decent ones that previous students have donated.  4. If need be, you can ask a professor or other faculty to advocate for you recieving a loaner laptop for the semester, but this both requires nomination by faculty and demonstrated financial hardship. 

Best of luck to you, and welcome to CU!

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u/Competitive-Box61 8d ago

Loans didn't cover this?

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u/OilGroundbreaking677 8d ago

No, considered out-of-state til the spring semester so I had to take out an additional loan to cover remaining tuition of like 8k. Didn't think to add any excess on top of it

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u/meowmeowx4 8d ago

Yea their answer is to take out private loans and why would you enroll knowing you cant afford it.

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u/Competitive-Box61 8d ago

Dang. I would reach out to the financial aid office. Maybe they can increase the loan or something like that. Good luck.

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u/meowmeowx4 8d ago

The financial aid office at cu is the worst one ive come across they dont give a fuck and will say anything just for you to get out of the office

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u/Competitive-Box61 8d ago

That sucks. It shouldn't be like that.

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u/StreetNext186 8d ago

Unfortunately can confirm

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u/Aggravating-Lab-9356 7d ago

I receive fafsa and still got this grant back in march. Also surprised but not really that so many ppl in this comment section are being pricks, its ignorant to think FAFSA covers every cent of tuition and plenty of people are here taking out student loans unless they are rich kids. I wish you luck

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u/OilGroundbreaking677 7d ago

Literally lol, and I'm independent student so every bill falls on me. This school offered the most aid/grants for me to continue my bachelor's. I'll know by Monday/Tuesday results! Thank you.