Emergency Funding & Basic Needs Resources

• Established by Janet Berman, these limited funds are used to support emergency grants to students in the Clark School. 
• Students must declared engineering students, demonstrate their financial need, and be in good academic standing. 
• Granted to students in extreme and extenuating financial situations, such as unable to afford housing, significant transportation costs, and/or inability to purchase meals/groceries. 
• Students should submit the Clark School scholarships application in Scholarship Universe and send an email to Dr. Nicole Roop at nroop@umd.edu in order to be considered for these funds.
   

Economic Crisis Response Grants (Division of Student Affairs)

• Grants given for immediate need, including housing, food, medical and/or mental health care, transportation, or other emergency.
• To be considered, email studentcrisisfund@umd.edu or call 301.314.8484.
   

Student Success Emergency Scholarship Fund (Division of Student Affairs)

• Funds to assist students with unforeseen financial difficulties who cannot pay their past or current semesters tuition bill.
• To be considered, contact Tony Randall at 301.405.8963 or jrandall@umd.edu
   

Fostering Terp Success  (Office of Family Engagement)

• For students with a history of foster care involvement, are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, and lack a supportive family system
• If you are a UMD student facing challenges with access to adequate food, stable housing, financial resources, or other areas of basic needs, you are asked to submit the Basic Needs Assistance Form to connect with UMD's Fostering Terp Success team.
   

UMD's Thrive Center for Essential Needs (Dean of Students Office)

• Provides UMD students with both short-term emergency support and long-term support services that address the most essential needs necessary for student well-being, belonging, academic success, and thriving.
• Offers a network of support, programs, and resources to address food insecurity, housing insecurity/homelessness, financial wellness, and specialized support for first-generation students.
   

International Student Support Fund (International Student and Scholar Services)

• Supports students currently experiencing crisis, conflict or disasters in their home country.
• Intended to provide short-term support funds to assist students with navigating the immediate fiscal impacts of the event. 
   

National Center for Transgender Equality 

• The Center's website provides a list of resources for Mutual Aid and Emergency Funds.

 

 

Other Resources

Food Insecurity:

• UMD Campus Pantry - Their mission is to alleviate food hardship by providing emergency food to UMD students, faculty, and staff in need.
• Little Free Food Pantry - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (4512 College Avenue, College Park) offers non-perishable food and hygiene items. The box is located beside the church parking lot just off Princeton Avenue.
• College Park Community Food Bank- Through the Church of the Nazarene.
• Hungry Terps Twitter Feed - Find food giveaways, free meals, and other free food on campus.
• FoodPantries.org - Find food pantries in your neighborhood.
• Congregations United for Compassion and Empowerment (CUCE) - A non-profit organization serving people experiencing homelessness and those in economic need in the Hyattsville area. PG Plaza Day Center (hosted/located at the University Christian Church, 6800 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville) is open from 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They welcome guests for a hot meal, shower and laundry services, Wi-Fi connection, and social services support. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they also offer toiletries, socks, t-shirts, underwear, counseling, social services support, legal services, and spiritual support.
• Capital Area Food Bank - The anchor of the hunger relief infrastructure in our region, providing more than 60 million meals to people in communities across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. 

 

Housing Insecurity:

• Educational Resources for Students Experiencing Homelessness - Resources and opportunities to assist students experiencing housing and food insecurity.
• Shelter Diversion and Placement Program - Community Crisis Services, Inc. - Coordinates shelter placements to Prince George’s County shelters and to identify resources to help stay in current living situation before becoming homeless. Individuals seeking shelter should call 1-888-731-0999.
• Community Crisis Services, Inc. - Coordinates shelter placements to Prince George’s County shelters. Shelters are available to men, women & children. Their shelter diversion program helps individuals and families identify other resources to help them stay in their current living situation before they become homeless.
• Shepherd's Cove Women's Shelter - Residents of Prince George's County; women and children only. Offers emergency housing and comprehensive social services for women and children.

 

UMD's Mental Health & Well-Being website - A collection of mental health and well-being resources available to our community on a variety of topics, including crisis support, counseling, academics, wellness and connection. We encourage you to bookmark the website for yourself, and share with others.

 

If you have any questions or other resources to share with students, please contact Dr. Nicole Roop at nroop@umd.edu.