Because the unexpected happens, we’re introducing The JMB Award Emergency Fund.
Our emergency fund will be a supplemental resource to help awardees address unanticipated financial needs, especially emergencies that could prevent them from continuing along their educational or professional path.
The JMB Award Emergency Fund is available to support awardees with:
Legal expenses: Immigration and legal support
Medical expenses: Medical/mental health/vision/dental expenses not covered by insurance
Technical expenses: Hardware (purchase of new laptop and emergency repairs, excluding those from negligence) and unanticipated course-related software
Basic needs: Food, emergency child care
The amount of emergency funds we award will be based on money available at that time and the number of applications we receive and approve. Emergency funds do not need to be repaid.
We couldn’t have imagined when we introduced this fund in February how vital a resource it would be! The fund has already provided an awardee with the money needed for important immigration filings. It’s also available for awardees facing unexpected costs related to COVID-19.
This fund joins our financial award, travel stipend, and toiletry kits to provide direct financial support to our awardees.
We’re grateful to the donors who seeded this fund: Emily Bryan and Tom Rutkoski. To direct your donation to the fund, note “Emergency Fund” in either your online donation message or in the memo section of your check.