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title: Emergency Student Aid for Hurricane Recovery
description: Target has provided $250,000 in emergency aid for students in North Carolina and Florida who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
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# Emergency Aid for Helene and Milton Recovery

Target has provided $250,000 in emergency funding for students in North Carolina and Florida who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

## The application is now closed

## What is the grant and what can it cover?

This emergency aid grant will provide $500 to students to help cover unexpected financial emergencies as a result of Hurricane Helene and/or Hurricane Milton, which may impact their ability to stay enrolled in school.

The program is funded by a grant from Target and administered by Scholarship America.

Please note: we will do our best to support financial emergencies related to students’ most urgent needs, but we may not be able to support all requests.

## Am I eligible?

You are eligible if you meet ALL of the following:

- You are a current student enrolled part-time or full-time
- You are a resident of North Carolina or Florida
- You are able to demonstrate financial need
- You have unexpected financial difficulties related to Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton which may impact enrollment in school 
- You are able to upload a course schedule to verify enrollment
- You are able to upload documentation of an eligible expense 

## What are eligible expenses? 

- Housing/Rent/Utilities
- Medical/Dental
- Childcare
- Transportation/Car Repair (not gas or insurance)
- Food/Groceries
- Public Transportation/Travel

## How do I apply?

Click below to access our simple online application. Please have a course schedule and expense documentation ready to upload.

## Questions?

Contact 507.931.0700 or [nationalhurricanerelief@scholarshipamerica.org](mailto:nationalhurricanerelief@scholarshipamerica.org)

## Interested in donating? 

Scholarship America has partnered with **GoFundMe.org** to raise additional funds for this program. If you are interested in supporting students impacted by the hurricanes, [you can make a donation through the **GoFundMe page**](https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-grants-for-students-impacted-by-hurricanes). Your generous contribution will help us provide more emergency aid to students in need.

## Who is Scholarship America?

[Scholarship America](https://scholarshipamerica.org/) is a highly rated nonprofit, and we are proud to be a member of some of the country's most trusted higher education associations.

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