Student Success Fund Winter Closure, Dec. 15 thru Jan. 22

The NOVA Educational Foundation thanks faculty and staff for being a part of the communications effort to promote the Student Success Fund, a fund that provides dollars for students encountering unexpected financial emergencies that could disrupt their momentum toward graduation. To complete processing of applications that are currently in the system, and to make certain that NOVA’s Winter Break does not hinder payment of approved emergency expenses, the Student Success Fund portal will close on Friday, December 15, at 4 p.m. and reopen to students on Tuesday, January 23, at 12 p.m.

Since the launch of the Student Success Fund, the Foundation has received nearly 1,600 applications and distributed just under $200,000 in emergency grants and “last-mile” scholarships to academically successful but financially challenged NOVA students. We will continue to accept applications in the new year until the Foundation’s investment of $250,000 for this pilot year is exhausted.

While the application portal is closed, please direct students to the Foundation’s Scholarships and Grants page to fully review the Student Success Fund eligibility and criteria for support.

If students reach out to you to inquire about the status of their application, please have them contact Damian Sinclair at the NOVA Foundation, DSinclair@nvcc.edu, and he will respond as quickly as possible when the College reopens in January.

Submitted by:
Damian Sinclair, Director of Development, DSinclair@nvcc.edu