The Nursing & Allied Health Student Emergency Fund has been created through a generous gift by Sentara Healthcare through the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE). Funds are available to provide financial assistance for out-of-pocket expenses to Camp students involved in a catastrophic or and emergency event or situation. Situations or events described must involve circumstances which are sudden, unexpected and which affect a student’s ability to function as a student (e.g. transportation, housing, food, books, technology, family or medical expenses).
Examples of eligible emergency expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Food
- Temporary housing (rent/utilities)
- Medical expenses/dental care/mental health related expenses
- Family emergency (visiting a sick family member; attendance at a funeral)
- Technology (replacement for a damaged/stolen item)
- Books, other course related items
- Transportation (repairs to primary vehicle or temporary for-hire service)
- Childcare
Emergency Fund Eligibility:
- Student must be enrolled in a healthcare or healthcare-related undergraduate, certificate or credential program at the institution during the term in which assistance is requested.
- Student must meet satisfactory academic progress standards.
- Student must have submitted a complete federal FAFSA or, if not eligible to file the FAFSA
- Student must have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid or the Workforce Development Center
- Student must be in compliance with Camp’s Student Code of Conduct
- Student must be a resident of Virginia
- Students with demonstrated need must accept all offered student financial aid offered prior to applying for emergency assistance funding. The institution may require that the student apply for and accept subsidized federal student loans, either prior to or as a condition for being offered emergency assistance.
Nursing & Allied Health Emergency Fund Eligibility:
- Be registered for at least 6 credits in the semester in which the funds would apply.
- Student must meet satisfactory academic progress standards.
- Student must have submitted a complete federal FAFSA or, if not eligible to file the FAFSA.
- Student must be a resident of Virginia.
- Students with demonstrated need must accept all offered student financial aid offered prior to applying for emergency assistance funding. The institution may require that the student apply for and accept subsidized federal student loans, either prior to or as a condition for being offered emergency assistance.
- If the emergency is the result of a job loss, students are encouraged to seek a financial aid professional judgment review from the institution’s Office of Financial Aid before applying for emergency funds.
- Student must be enrolled at the institution during the term in which assistance is requested.
- Student must demonstrate student financial need, as defined by the institution.
- Student must be enrolled in a healthcare or healthcare-related undergraduate, certificate or credential program at the institution during the term in which assistance is requested.
- Student must have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid or the Workforce Development Center.
- Student must be in compliance with Camp’s Student Code of Conduct.
Instructions for submitting the request form:
- Click on the form link button below.
- Complete Emergency Fund application.
- Submit the application to the Office of Institutional Advancement; 100 N. College Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 or email to emergencyaid@pdc.edu.
Application Review Process:
- Allow seven business days for processing.
- All decisions are final. Appeals are limited to providing additional documentation only.
Notification To Student:
• The student will be notified of the decision as soon as possible, depending on the urgency and processing time. Notifications will be sent via the Message Center in SIS.