1. Student Support
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Request Emergency Funds

TCC offers emergency funds for unexpected expenses like housing, child care, and utilities. Apply with documentation and meet eligibility requirements.

Student Resources

Unexpected things can happen in life. To alleviate the burden of unplanned expenses, the TCC Foundation has emergency funds available to help students. If you have an emergency expense you can’t afford, and it’s keeping you from continuing your education or causing problems at home, you may be eligible for an emergency grant per academic calendar year.

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Covered Expenses:

  • Housing — Must provide a 30-day past-due bill or an eviction notice.
  • Child care — Must provide a copy of a 30-day past-due bill.
  • Utility bills — Must provide a copy of a cut-off notice.
  • Medical — Must provide a copy of the most recent 30-day past due bill or collections notice, and the responsible party must be the student’s name.
  • Auto repairs — Repairs to make the car operable to drive to and from campus. Must provide a copy of an unpaid invoice or quote.
  • Other hardships — Must provide proof of the expense and amount.
  • Textbooks or bills owed to TCC for one-time program-related expenses — Will be verified through TCC staff.
  • Cell phone — Must provide a copy of a 30-day past-due bill.

Apply For Supplemental Emergency Funds

The form is now closed. Applications will be available again on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.

  1. Fill out the Student Supplemental Emergency Funds Application.
  2. Provide documentation of the covered expense in the form of a past-due bill dated within 30 days from the time you submit your application.
  3. Attach official documentation on letterhead in PDF format. Note: Screenshots cannot be accepted, and all documentation must clearly include the student's identifying information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Attended or attending six credit hours for the current semester.
  • A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.
  • Select your refund preference with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc.
  • Eligibility is subject to the financial aid cost-of-attendance.

General guidance

  • The committee meets weekly to review student requests.
  • Approved funds are dispersed via selected BankMobile preferences on Fridays.
  • Expenses not covered: Routine car maintenance, taxes, legal fees, or child support.
  • Dual Credit students are not eligible for this funding.
  • The reviewing committee holds discretionary decision-making authority to ensure the grant parameters are met.
  • For questions, please email studentemergencyfunds@tulsacc.edu.