The Pittsburgh Foundation Emergency Grant Program for Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties

The Pittsburgh Foundation Emergency Grant Program provides a one-time grant for current undergraduate students experiencing unexpected financial difficulty that could affect enrollment. Grants are available to undergraduates attending community or technical colleges or four-year universities within Allegheny or Westmoreland County, or who graduated high school from those counties. Eligible expenses include housing, medical/dental, childcare, transportation, and food, with a maximum award of $1,000.

One-time cash grant up to $1,000 for eligible emergency expenses; potentially taxable income

Current postsecondary undergraduate students enrolled (full-time or part-time) at a postsecondary institution, with enrollment verified by a course schedule, and meeting geographic eligibility (Allegheny or Westmoreland County).

Submit an online application with documentation of enrollment and emergency expense; awards are reviewed by Scholarship America on behalf of the sponsor.