The Student Emergency Hope Fund provides limited emergency financial support to currently enrolled students who are unable to meet essential expenses due to a temporary or unexpected hardship.
Average award amounts range from $25 to $200 per student and are typically only awarded once. Decisions regarding the disbursement of funds are made on a case-by-case basis. Awards are not considered loans and do not require repayment. Some funds may be considered income and subject to federal taxes.
The Student Emergency Hope Fund is made possible through support from the offices of Student Life and Institutional Advancement, and the generous donations of students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Types of Expenses Considered
Average award amounts range from $25 to $200 per student and are typically only awarded once. Decisions regarding the disbursement of funds are made on a case-by-case basis. Awards are not considered loans and do not require repayment. Some funds may be considered income and subject to federal taxes.
The Student Emergency Hope Fund is made possible through support from the offices of Student Life and Institutional Advancement, and the generous donations of students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Types of Expenses Considered
- Perishable food items
- Vehicle gas or repairs
- Child care
- Books and other essential academic expenses
- Safety needs (i.e., changing a lock, emergency shelter, etc.)
Students seeking financial assistance from the Student Emergency Hope Fund must be currently enrolled and able to provide documentation of their financial hardship. Students seeking assistance during summer sessions or are a first-time first-semester enrolled students who are not enrolled, but are registered for fall courses may qualify for assistance.
Applying for Emergency Assistance
Students in need of emergency financial assistance may submit an application and supporting documentation to the Office of Student Life. Once an application is received, the files and submitted documentation are immediately forwarded to the Student Hope Emergency Fund Committee. Members are encouraged to review and approve the request within twenty-four (24) hours. After the committee approve the request, the Director of Student Life or the Development/Major Gift Officer will contact the student about receiving the funds directly.
Funds may be distributed via check to the student, check to the vendor or release of cash/gift card. The Director of Student Life and the Development/Major Gift Officer will evaluate each request individually to determine the most practical and responsible method of distributing funds.
Funds may be distributed via check to the student, check to the vendor or release of cash/gift card. The Director of Student Life and the Development/Major Gift Officer will evaluate each request individually to determine the most practical and responsible method of distributing funds.
Hope Fund Oversight
The Student Government Association created the Student Emergency Hope Fund in the Spring of 2020 as a service project to assist students in immediate need of assistance with unexpected, unforeseen, and unavoidable emergency expenses that directly hinder the student’s academic success, including access to college resources, class attendance, access to food or shelter, or threats to health and safety.
The Hope Fund is overseen by a Student Hope Emergency Fund Committee comprising nine faculty, staff and students representing each campus and co-chaired by the Director of Student Life and the Development/ Major Gift Officer.
Donate to the Hope Fund
The Student Government Association created the ASU-Beebe Student Emergency Hope Fund to provide financial support to students in immediate need of assistance due to an unexpected, unforeseen and unavoidable emergency expense that directly hinders their academic success.
All ASU-Beebe students at the Beebe, Heber Springs, Searcy or Little Rock Air Force Base campuses are eligible to request assistance from the fund. This fund can make access to college resources, class attendance, and access to food or shelter possible and alleviate threats to students’ health and safety.