The Student Success Fund Portal Closes on November 22 at 5:00p.m. CST
Overview of funding
WashU is committed to ensuring our students can experience a transformative and equitable experience regardless of their financial circumstances. The Student Success Fund offers access to additional funding for enrichment opportunities or emergency needs as they arise and serves as a valuable resource.
Student Success Fund eligibility
To be eligible for the Student Success Fund a student must:
| Be a full-time undergraduate student | |
| Have demonstrated need, identified by Student Financial Services | |
| Be able to provide documentation of the expense | |
| Provide a receipt of each purchase |
Deadlines & important information
| Wednesday, August 28, 2024: SSF informational update: 1 p.m., Zoom | |
| Thursday, September 5, 2024: SSF informational update: 5 pm, Zoom | |
| Friday, September, 13, 2024: SSF Application Portal Opens | |
| Friday, November 22, 2024: SSF Application Portal Closes for Fall 2024 Semester | |
| Friday, December 6, 2024: Last day to send supporting documents and all receipts* |
*Please note, you have two weeks from the time your application enters Under Review status to send all supporting documents requested by the SSF Team, before your application is denied. If this occurs, resubmit the application after all supporting documentation is readily available.
Fall 2024 walk-in hours
- Tuesdays: 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesdays and Fridays: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Appointments are also available upon request; please email ssf@wustl.edu
- Student Success Fund Manager office: DUC, room 330 in the TFCSS
Fund restrictions
We cannot pay for the following:
| Tuition | |
| Housing deposits/damages | |
| Housing/Rent | |
| Clothing (seasonal, shoes, etc.) | |
| Technology (including computers/laptops, phone repairs, software, etc.) | |
| Recurring bills including utilities, and cell phone bills (excludes mental health | |
| Textbooks, course fees | |
| Meal plans | |
| Taxes | |
| Study abroad (all costs except passport and vis) | |
| Bear Bucks | |
| Parking or parking tickets | |
| iPads and AirPods |
All requests should be a single payment request with the exception of mental health expenses.
Textbooks, course fees, materials, etc.
All textbooks/course fees/materials, etc. requests must go through Student Financial Services. Student Success Funds cannot cover these items.
- Determine if the actual amount you have spent on textbooks/course fees, materials, etc., cost exceeds the budgeted amount in the semester’s cost of attendance(Your award letter will show what each semester’s budgeted amount is for books/supplies.
- If the answer is “Yes”, contact your SFS Counselor for additional financial assistance.
- If the answer is “No”, SFS is unable to provide additional financial assistance.
To speak with someone about your submitted application please call 314-935-8392 to speak with the Student Success Fund Manager.
Additional Information
Our funds
| Fund name | Allowed expenses |
| Brown Family Fund | Support for parents with financial need who wish to travel to Washington University events or programs involving their student/child |
| Sherman Rohrbach | Travel stipends, medical expenses not covered by insurance, fees for graduate and professional school admissions tests and other expenses for experiential learning opportunities and emergency needs of undergraduate students with financial need |
| Emily and John Chen | Expenses related to the support for undergraduate students who have emergency needs and/or students who are pursuing educational experiences in China |
| Student Union Opportunity Fund | Support co-curricular expenses for students with financial need |
| Mental Health Fund | Expenses to support student mental health |
| Stephanie Brooks Dains and John Dains | Expenses in support of student emergencies and educational enrichment |
| Varsity Athletic Fund | Qualifying student-athletes can access the full student-athlete experience by removing financial barriers as allowed by the NCAA |
| Black Alumni Emergency Fund | Expenses for school supplies, books, application and graduate fees, emergency travel, and as a resource to support other such academic needs |