Emergency Aid Programs

The StFX Student Emergency Fund provides financial assistance for StFX students to address the most urgent cases of students who have nowhere else to turn and are at risk of being prevented from achieving their goal of a StFX diploma or degree. Students may be considered for funding for situations that are: 

• time sensitive 
• arise outside of the regular bursary program eligibility dates and criteria 
• unforeseen 
• cannot be addressed by any other means 

Application

This program is now closed for the fall 2024 term. The program will open for application for the winter 2025 term on January 6, 2025.

Applicants must be actively registered in studies at StFX at the time of application. 

Students are welcome to access support completing the application from the University by contacting the StFX Financial Aid Office (financialaid@stfx.ca) or any other support office on campus. 

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply to the Student Emergency Fund, a student must: 

• Be academically eligible – must normally be registered in a credit-based degree or diploma program. 
• Be actively registered as a student at StFX at the time of application. 
• Demonstrate financial need in the application, specific to student related costs and resources. 
• Be unable to apply for the regular StFX General or Limited bursary programs because: 
  • need occurs outside of bursary program eligibility dates,
  • the timelines for bursary awarding will not meet the urgent need of the student;
  • the regular bursary funds have been expended for the current budget year;
  • or the student does not qualify for regular bursary funding but demonstrates urgent financial need. 
• Demonstrate commitment to doing all they can to manage and contribute to their finances, including accessing government student loan or bank line of credit, or other funding programs as applicable. The purpose of the Student Emergency Fund is not to provide a means for students to avoid incurring typical student debt (student loans/bank education loans). 
• This fund may not normally be used to address outstanding student account balances or past debt. The Student Emergency Fund is not intended to replace lost wages when students are eligible for aid, such as government-run programs, to support the loss of part time and summer wages. 

Notification

Applications will be reviewed weekly; all applicants will be notified of decisions via their StFX email account. 

The Jeannine Deveau Equity Fund supports an Emergency Grant program for Mi'Kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, and African Nova Scotian students. This program provides financial assistance to students who encounter emergency costs related to their studies which, if not addressed, would prevent them from continuing at StFX.

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