{"id":43,"date":"2021-09-21T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/families\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:25:45","slug":"financial-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/families\/financial-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"grant-for-graduate-students-with-children-overview\">Grant for Graduate Students with Children (GGSC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MIT Grant for Graduate Students with Children (GGSC) is a need-blind grant available to all full-time PhD students; MIT also offers a Supplemental Need-Based GGSC of up to $10,000. <strong>Eligibility restrictions apply for both grants<\/strong>; click the button below to learn more. Grant funds may be used for expenses related to child care, health care, and housing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/student-finances\/financial-assistance-and-grants\/mit-grant-for-graduate-students-with-children\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px\">Learn more and apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"families-food-grant-resources\">Families Food Grant &amp; resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Families Food Grant is available to families who are having trouble accessing affordable, healthy food options for themselves and their families. It is part of a larger initiative to support food security for all graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cglink.me\/2cy\/s68\" style=\"border-radius:50px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply for the Families Food Grant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"graduate-student-experience-grants\">Short-Term Emergency Hardship Fund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Short-Term Emergency Hardship Fund application is open to any student experiencing a one-time, non-recurring financial emergency, including unexpected and unavoidable expenses, when they have exhausted all other resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/student-finances\/financial-assistance-and-grants\/graduate-student-short-term-emergency-fund\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more &amp; apply for the Short-Term Emergency Hardship Fund<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"arm-access-to-resources-at-mit\">Other resources at MIT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many more MIT resources that may be helpful to you! Here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fx.mit.edu\/current-inventory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Furniture Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kids Clothing Exchange<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/community-belonging\/funds-for-grad-activities\/\">Resources for graduate student activities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"snap-wic-eligibility-restrictions-apply\">SNAP &amp; WIC (Eligibility restrictions apply)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/snap-benefits-formerly-food-stamps\">SNAP &#8211; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program<\/a> can help you expand your healthy food budget by providing you with an EBT card with funding for food. <a href=\"https:\/\/dtaconnect.eohhs.mass.gov\/screening\">Check your eligibility here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/orgs\/women-infants-children-nutrition-program\">WIC- Women, Infants, and Children<\/a> is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and children under 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/check-eligibility-for-wic\">Check your eligibility here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant for Graduate Students with Children (GGSC) The MIT Grant for Graduate Students with Children (GGSC) is a need-blind grant available to all full-time PhD students; MIT also offers a Supplemental Need-Based GGSC of up to $10,000. 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