Applications Louise O. Fresco Emergency Fund

Are you currently enrolled at Wageningen University & Research and experiencing financial difficulties through no fault of your own? If so, you may be eligible for support from the Louise O. Fresco Fund for students in situations of force majeure.
Who can apply for the Louise O. Fresco Emergency Fund:
You are eligible if you are currently enrolled bachelor's or master's student at WUR who has encountered financial difficulties through no fault of your own. Regardless of nationality. Prospective students who are not yet enrolled are not eligible.
For PhD students: please contact your supervisor and/or supervisor at your Graduate School. They can submit an application for their PhD student directly to the University Fund Wageningen.
Criteria
• Applications will only be considered if there are no other financing options available.
• Support from the fund is limited to living expenses, including housing. Applications for tuition fees are not eligible.
• The application must be supported by documents that substantiate your situation and a financial plan.
Application Procedure
Application for bachelor's or master's students (For PhD students: contact your supervisor and/or supervisor at your Graduate School).
• Discuss your situation with your study advisor.
• Send the following documents to the email address listed on the application form and use “Louise O. Fresco Fund” in the subject line:
- The completed application form. Download the application form here.
- An overview of your grades and ECTS credits.
- A budget (income and expenses) for the coming months, showing how the contribution from the emergency fund will help you to graduate.
- Bank statement for the past month.
- Your rental agreement.
- If applicable, correspondence regarding any scholarships awarded.
Assessment and decision
Applications are assessed by a selection committee. The aim is to give a decision within four weeks. You will receive the outcome with a brief explanation by email. The committee may contact the study advisor for your program.
There is no possibility to appeal against the decision of the selection committee.
More information
The Louise O. Fresco Fund was founded in honor of former chair of the Executive Board of WUR, Louise O. Fresco. The fund supports current WUR students of all disciplines and nationalities who still have a short period to go in order to graduate or obtain a PhD and find themselves in financial difficulties due to special circumstances or circumstances beyond their control. In addition, the fund supports academically trained refugees without status in taking a number of courses at WUR through the WURth-while programme.
"The students and young researchers form the heart of the university. They are the new generation in our field who can make a difference. We need all the talents to work on the big issues of our time. I like to support young motivated people who need something extra. Anyone who has studied at Wageningen University & Research is forever part of the involved WUR community, and I am happy to contribute to that myself." - Louise O. Fresco
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