Financial Support Resources
Emergency Support and Funding
Our office is committed to working with students to assist during times of financial stress and hardship. In addition to emergency grant funding, we also provide referrals to a variety of campus and state resources.
Financial Aid Budget Adjustments
In some circumstances, you may be eligible for an adjustment to your financial aid budget. An increased financial aid budget means we may be able to offer you a higher amount of some forms of financial aid, most typically loans. Please reach out to our office if you have questions about how a specific revision request or appeal may affect your available aid.
Special Circumstances
Revision Request
Laptop Purchase
Campus-Based Resources
Loaner Laptop Program
Information Technology Services offers a limited quantity of Chromebooks to students who do not have personal access to the internet and/or a computer.
Cougs Feeding Cougs
Cougs Feeding Cougs provides funds to eligible students that can be used anonymously in WSU Dining Services locations.
WSU Trio Student Support Services
The TRIO Student Support Services Program offers food pantry referrals to WSU students in need of emergency food and/or hygiene products.
Women*s Center
The Women*s Center offers a range of resources to the WSU Community, including snacks, contraceptive and menstrual product assistance.
Pullman Child Welfare Food Bank
108 NW Stadium Way, Pullman (509) 338-0801
Open Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The mission of the Pullman Child Welfare Association is to help families attain self-esteem and move towards self-sufficiency by offering them survival, safety, dignity, opportunity, joy and hope.
Community Action Center
The Community Action Center is a non-profit organization that fights to reduce poverty, build strong independent families, and a better community. Services include emergency and transitional housing, food supplements, energy assistance, and weatherization.
Women, Infants & Children
WIC helps support the health of mothers and children through nutrition education, breastfeeding support, healthy foods and health screenings & referrals.
ASWSU Global Reimbursements
Apply for reimbursements for eligible education-related expenses.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Free online mental health resources from providers understand that Global Cougs are spread across the world and come from a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds, and lived experiences.
Student Support Services
The WSU Global Support Team provides mentors, tutors, and library services.
Spokane Campus Food Pantry
The Campus Pantry is a student led service to raise awareness about the needs of students experiencing food insecurity as well as promoting health and wellness among students and staff on campus.
Second Harvest of the Inland Northwest
Supplies half a million pounds of food weekly to a network of 250 Inland Northwest neighborhood food banks and meal centers, as well as Mobile Food Banks out in the community.
Spokane Housing Authority
Provides, develops and promotes quality affordable housing options in Spokane.
Snohomish Food Bank
Phone: (360) 568-7993
YWCA Working Wardrobe Program
Provides clothing for homeless and low income women in need of outfits for job interviews or new employment.
Address: 3301 Broadway Everett, WA 98201
Phone: (425) 258-2766
Mental Health & Counseling
WSU-Everett will cover the expenses of three, one-hour mental health sessions. Students must be currently enrolled at WSU-Everett at the time of seeking counseling services. For questions, contact Anna McLeod:
Email: anna.mcleod2@wsu.edu
Phone: (425) 405-1750
Student Care Network
The WSU Tri-Cities Student Care Team functions to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment that addresses concerns that interfere with the well-being and progress of students.
Cougar Cupboard Food Pantry
The Cougar Cupboard, sponsored by Lamb Weston, serves to provide WSU Tri-Cities students and their families with reliable access to sufficient food for a healthy life.
Cougar Food Pantry
The Cougar Food Pantry provides free, nonperishable food items to currently enrolled WSU Vancouver students and Clark College Nursing program students studying on the WSU Vancouver campus.
Resources to Support Fundamental Needs
The Basic Needs Navigator supports students’ academic persistence by providing access to resources regarding:
- Housing/Food
- Technology/Internet Access
- Childcare & Transportation
SNAP Food Benefits
The US Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes by providing monthly benefits to buy food.
Eligibility
Apply by phone: 1-877-501-2233
Additional Washington State Resources
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TANF provides temporary cash for families in need. Some families participate in the WorkFirst Program. The WorkFirst Program helps participants find and keep jobs.
Washington 211
Washington 211 connects people to a comprehensive and current database of over 30,000 Washington State community resources.
Rural Resources Community Action
Through education, resources and support, Rural Resources Community Action offers real hope to children, seniors and families, by offering short-term assistance and long-term solutions to help them take control of their lives and their futures.
Emergency Funding Request
The purpose of the Emergency Fund Request is to provide immediate support for students in need of emergency assistance.
You will be considered first for funding through the Student Financial Services Emergency Assistance Grant (limit $500 per academic year). If you are ineligible for the Emergency Assistance Grant or have additional need beyond its funds, we may still be able to refer you to other resources. Submit a funding request below to be considered for available emergency funding options.
- Do you have a FAFSA/WASFA on file?
- Have you utilized all available student loans?
- Do you have unmet need?
- Are you meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)?
- Do you have an SAI of 15,000 or less?
- Are you currently enrolled in at least 3 credits?
Maximum emergency funding through the Emergency Assistance Grant is $500 per academic year.
You may only receive Emergency Grant assistance twice in your academic career.
If you do not meet Emergency Assistance Grant eligibility listed above, you may still submit an emergency funding request to be considered for other resources.
Notice: If you withdraw from WSU prior to the census date, any awarded emergency funding will be cancelled.
Emergency Funding Requests
Emergency Funds are intended for unexpected needs that are not already accounted for within your Cost of Attendance budget:
- Food
- Housing
- Transportation
- Books
- Miscellaneous educational supplies/needs
Emergency Short-Term Loans
The Short-Term Loan Program is funded by WSU. These loans are intended to bridge the gap until other resources arrive and are not an ordinary source of financial aid.
Short-Term Loans are for immediate needs such as rent or food and may not be used for tuition or mandatory fees.
- You must have a current FAFSA.
- You must be actively enrolled.
- A co-borrower may be required.