The Office of the Dean of Students and Division of Student Affairs is comprised of compassionate and experienced professionals who are focused on sustaining a community where all students can thrive and reach their full potential as individuals and as scholars. During your time at Boston University, you may encounter challenges \u2013 either social, personal, financial, professional or other — that complicate that journey.<\/p>\n
For assistance, please explore the resources on this page. You can also call (617) 353-4126 or email dos@bu.edu<\/a>. Our caring staff can connect you with an ever-expanding list of resources we have to assist you during these times.<\/p>\n Terrier Meal Share is an initiative that gives students the opportunity to donate their unused guest meal swipes online to any undergraduate, graduate, or professional student in need at Boston University.<\/p>\n Students experiencing food insecurity will be able to request meals by completing the Student Emergency Fund Request<\/em>. Please note that this program is only available for the Fall and Spring semesters.<\/p>\n All of this is possible thanks to the collaboration of Housing, Dining Services, Auxiliary Services, Information Services and Technology (IS&T), The Wellbeing Project, and the many members of the BU community who have called for this over the years.<\/p>\n In addition to the Terrier Meal Share Program,\u00a0BU supports students with food needs through the BU Food Pantry, Marsh Chapel Community Dinners, Food Funding and Food Education. Learn more with\u00a0BU Wellbeing<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Student Emergency Fund exists to assist students with unexpected expenses they may incur while attending Boston University. We recognize that students may experience unforeseen circumstances that may impact them. Through generous donations from students, alumni and friends of Boston University, students may seek relief from financial hardships. The funds are provided on a case-by-case basis and are intended to be used as a short-term solution.<\/p>\n Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n Eligible expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Food assistance Ineligible expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuition and fees If you\u2019re needing to apply for emergency assistance funds, please review the instructions and complete the Student Emergency Fund Request\u00a0<\/em>form here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Office of the Dean of Students and Division of Student Affairs is comprised of compassionate and experienced professionals who are focused on sustaining a community where all students can thrive and reach their full potential as individuals and as scholars. During your time at Boston University, you may encounter challenges \u2013 either social, personal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18969,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8682"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11342,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8682\/revisions\/11342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Emergency Assistance Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n
Terrier Meal Share Program<\/a><\/h4>\n
Supporting Food Needs<\/a><\/h4>\n
Student Emergency Assistance Fund Request<\/h4>\n
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\nEmergency temporary housing
\nHousing utilities (i.e., gas, water, phone, electric)
\nAssistance with replacing items\u00a0loss in fire, flood, or natural disaster
\nTextbooks and class supplies
\nEmergency travel
\nMedical expenses
\nLaptop repairs<\/p>\n
\nNon-emergency travel expenses
\nNew laptop purchase
\nNon-essential utilities (e.g., cable)
\nStudent organization fees
\nConference registration and attendance
\nRelocation expenses
\nStorage expenses
\nHousing expenses (i.e., broker\u2019s fee, deposits, rent)
\nLegal fees<\/p>\n