Student Emergency Aid Fund (Foundation for NH Community Colleges / Granite Edvance)

The Student Emergency Aid Fund, created in 2024 by Granite Edvance with The Foundation for New Hampshire Community Colleges, helps cover short-term, non-academic expenses such as food, housing, childcare, and transportation so students can stay enrolled. Granite Edvance donated an additional $100,000 on June 30, 2026, bringing its total contribution to $280,000. The fund has supported 276 students across CCSNH, 'often with grants of a few hundred dollars'; the average award is approximately $600, and the top needs are housing, transportation, and food. Applicants describe concrete emergencies (car trouble, no food in the house) and attest they have exhausted other resources.

Registered students at any of New Hampshire's seven community colleges apply through the general application at GiveNHCC.org/scholarships — one application is considered for dozens of opportunities regardless of major, GPA, financial need, or part-/full-time status. Contact Tim Allison, tallison@ccsnh.edu, 26 College Drive, Concord, NH 03301.