Thank you for supporting urgent student need through the Student Hardship Fund during the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, the Student Hardship Fund Committee has continued to review applications and provide financial assistance to students. In the Fall 2021 semester alone, we distributed over $15,000 in aid to undergraduate and graduate students across both the Atlanta and Oxford campuses. It is through the generosity of donors like you that the fund has helped students for over a decade. 

We wanted you to be among the first in the Emory community to know that the Student Hardship Fund will be one of Emory’s featured causes for Giving Tuesday on November 30. See how you can give to and share out our campaign at http://momentum.emory.edu/GTSHF.

We hope that you will once again help Emory students thrive and graduate while overcoming unforeseen circumstances. We greatly appreciate your continued support. From all of us, thank you! 

-The Emory Student Hardship Fund Committee

Because of your generosity, Emory students received the immediate financial help they needed to secure safe housing and pay unexpected expenses amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. In the previous two weeks, the Student Hardship Fund has helped students pay for rent, emergency moving, or other living expenses that they can no longer afford due to the economic impact of COVID-19.

You made this possible. Thank you.

In this rapidly changing environment, additional high priority needs arise every day. See how the Emory community is working to support these immediate crisis needs by visiting Help the Emory Community Respond to COVID-19.

Your gift underscores your devotion to the Emory community and inspires us. Thank you!

Thank you for springing into action to help Emory students.

So far this week, 50 students have applied for funds from the Student Hardship Fund. Because of your generosity, the Office of Financial Aid was able to grant a financial award to every student that applied. No one was denied. These Emory students are now able to access the necessary funds to help them through this critical time.

The Student Hardship Fund has been used to help students pay for rent or other living expenses that they can no longer afford due to losing work because of COVID-19. It has also provided aid to students incurring sudden moving costs related to leaving campus housing.

You made this happen. Thank you.

In this rapidly changing environment, additional news and needs arise every day. You can stay connected to what is happening on campus by visiting the Emory COVID-19 resource site. You can also help us reach more students in need by sharing your reason for giving with your personal network via Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

By stepping up during this time of need, you are acting as a living example of the Emory mission: thank you for your service to humanity.

Thanks to your gift, we have already raised more than $10,000 for the Student Hardship Fund. We wanted to provide a few updates as student needs and Emory’s response to COVID-19 are changing rapidly.

The Student Hardship Fund is facilitated through the Office of Financial Aid. We have been communicating with administrators of the fund and Campus Life leaders to expedite procedures to make it easier and quicker for students to access these funds in this time of urgent need.

Next week, Advancement and Alumni Engagement will send an email to alumni and constituents with an update on what is happening on campus, including links to Emory COVID-19 related resources and information, and a list of ways to help.

To jumpstart this response, and to amplify the message, we are asking you to share why you decided to donate to the Emory Student Hardship Fund and invite your network to get involved. Next week, we will formally invite influencers and early adapters like you to sign-up as Momentum crowdfunding ambassadors with access to additional resources including a digital toolkit with suggested messaging and images. Until then, we encourage you to share via Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and direct message your network.

As members of the Emory community, we’re all in this together. Before we can even begin to measure the toll COVID-19 will take on our lives, you have already stepped in to help.

We are inspired by your immediate act of kindness: to give to those in need.

Your generosity and care are what truly define and unite the Emory community.

Thank you.