The Financial Crisis Response Team is committed to meeting the financial housing needs of all our students.
The office can provide
- Emergency Housing Resources
- Emergency Food Resources
- Financial Aid Advising
The UCSB Financial Crisis Response Team (FCRT) exists to assist students who are facing a financial crisis or urgent financial need. This effort aims to assist undergraduate and graduate students who are facing significant financial difficulties that jeopardize their path to graduation. The team works closely to evaluate, respond, and support students in crisis in a streamlined and timely manner. The goal of the program is to intervene when students are facing a financial crisis and provide support, financial aid options, direct campus referrals, and emergency funding in order to assist the student not only in the one time crisis, but also provide sustainable options that address their circumstances.
All UCSB students are welcome to reach out to the Financial Crisis Response Team for assistance including Undergraduate, Graduate, International, DREAM, and Undocumented students. Eligibility for resources may vary depending on student status and availability. To contact the Financial Crisis Response Team, you can email them at financialcrisis@sa.ucsb.edu.
Funding at a Glance
The A.S. Community Financial Fund (CFF) offers quarterly Financial Literacy Workshops to UCSB students. The workshop will take an hour long and will provide you a $200 grant, contingent on passing a financial literacy quiz and a short essay detailing your financial literacy knowledge.
Please check out our website for more information.
If you have any further questions, please contact the Chair, Awni Ming-Broughton, at cffchair@as.ucsb.edu.
Thank you!
Associated Students offers an interest free loan in amount of either $200, $400 or $600 for an academic quarter to any enrolled students. There is a processing fee of $5 and a $10 processing/assessment fee by BARC billing.
The student must repay the loan within 30 days.
The AS/EOP funds are to be used to meet unusual educationally related expenses that are incurred by regularly enrolled student members of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP).
Students are asked to schedule an appointment with a Peer Mentor to discuss AS/EOP Grant eligibility, possible eligible expenses, and required documentation to apply. We ask students to gather the necessary documentation needed to apply, such as having their original and itemized receipts before scheduling a meeting with an EOP Counselor. Once a student is ready to apply, they can make an appointment to meet with an EOP counselor.
Areas covered by the grant include medical/dental/optical, graduate program testing fees, graduate program/professional program application fees, graduate preparatory exam fees, textbook and supplies (lost, damaged, or stolen), academic/research conferences and academic memberships, and emergency grants.
If eligible for the grant, students will complete the application during the meeting with the EOP counselor. Appointments may be scheduled by calling (805) 893-4758, stopping by the EOP front desk in the Student Resource Building, Suite 2210, or by visiting the EOP website staff page.
The GSA Emergency Relief Grant was approved by the UCSB graduate student body in 2011 and is designed to help graduate students who are experiencing sudden financial distress due to unforeseen circumstances The amount of an award ranges between $100 and $1000 depending upon individual circumstances.
Please visit GSA for the application.