FINANCIAL AID / SCHOLARSHIPS

The Emergency Grant (myLakeland log in credentials required) may be available to students who are enrolled in an active term at Lakeland Community College who have encountered an unexpected financial hardship in paying for expenses that is preventing them from completing the semester.

College Credit Plus (CCP) students, Lakeland Community College employees or their dependent(s) are not eligible for funding.

The maximum amount of assistance is subject to the funds available. All funds are required to be counted as an additional resource when determining financial aid eligibility.

To apply, students must complete the Emergency Grant Form and include documentation of the expenses for which they are requesting funding (myLakeland log in credentials required). Requests for Emergency Grant funds will not be accepted until the third week of the term after class attendance has been verified. If the unexpected financial hardship occurs within the first two weeks of the term, contact Lakeland's Financial Aid Office at 440.525.7070 to discuss.

You will be notified via your Lakeland email once your application has been reviewed or if additional information is needed to consider your request.

The Emergency Grant is made possible by the generosity of the Lakeland Foundation.

If you need assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities or food, please see below for resources available to you.

• Cleveland Housing Network Housing Partners (Cuyahoga County) or call 216-881-8443
• Fair Housing Resource Center or call 440.392.0147 (Lake and Geauga County); residents outside of Lake & Geauga Counties can find their local Community Action Agency by visiting https://oacaa.org/agency-directory.  
• Greater Cleveland Food Bank (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake Counties)
• Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLA) of Northeast Ohio – interest free loans
• Hunger Network (Cuyahoga County)
• Call 2-1-1
  • Ashtabula Community Action Agency (Ashtabula County)
  • United Way of Greater Cleveland (Cuyahoga County)
  • United Way (Geauga County)
  • Lifeline (Lake County)
• On/off campus food assistance programs

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally-funded program managed by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD). It is designed to help income-eligible consumers with winter heating costs. The funding provides two distinct components: HEAP and the Winter Crisis Program (WCP), also called Emergency HEAP (E-HEAP). To qualify for either program, total household income must be at or below 175 percent of the federal income level (see chart). For more information regarding these programs and to apply, visit the Ohio Department of Development webpage.

Please see our Getting Connected recommendations for available resources. 

Lakeland is committed to helping you however we can.