With the Normandale Cares Emergency Grant students experiencing an unexpected financial emergency that they cannot afford can apply for an up to $500 emergency grant per academic year.
The Fall 2026 Normandale Cares Emergency Grant application has CLOSED as Normandale has spent all Fall 2026 student emergency grant funds. There are no more Fall 2026 student emergency grants available. If you would like other basic needs support please reach out to the Student Resource Center, StudentResourceCenter@normandale.edu.
The next time the Normandale Cares Emergency Grant application will open is about 3 weeks into the Spring 2027 semester. Students who received an emergency grant Fall 2026 are not eligible to receive another emergency grant Spring 2027 or Summer 2027.
Requirements
- You must be a student currently taking classes at Normandale to qualify.
- Students are eligible for a maximum of one $500 emergency grant each academic year (fall through summer).
- Funding is not granted to cover tuition, fees, textbooks, or course materials as these are not considered unexpected expenses.
- We have limited funding, so can only approve requests for students experiencing the highest level of basic needs financial emergencies.
- Awards are based on availability of funding, while funding lasts.
- If you are taking courses at multiple colleges or universities, you should request funding through your home school (the school where you get your financial aid from).
- PSEO students are not eligible to receive Normandale Cares grant funding. If you are a PSEO student in need of basic needs support contact the Student Resource Center.
- Sirtify and SpedUP program participants are not eligible for the Normandale Cares Grant as these programs has emergency grant funds available for current participants. Reach out to your Sirtify or SpedUP program coordinator for details.
- Next Steps scholars are not eligible for the Normandale Cares Grant.
Please reach out to Normandale’s Student Resource Center, StudentResourceCenter@normandale.edu, if you need additional basic needs support.
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