Financial Hardship Support

To apply for the hardship fund you must:

• Be a domestic student
• Be currently enrolled
• Have no outstanding debt with QRC, including the fees for your current enrolment
• Not be within the first 3 weeks of your programme start date
• Be able to demonstrate you are in financial hardship by way of a bank statements
• Complete the application form
• Detail how the impact of COVID has made continuing with study financially difficult.

The hardship fund can be used for:

• Everyday living expenses such as food and bills
• Rent
• Travel in limited circumstances. For example, if you have had a family emergency.
• Other financial problems which adversely affect study.

It can not be used for:

• tuition fees, compulsory course costs, or compulsory student services fees charged to a student

Student Services are able to assist you with any issues, including those of a financial nature, that are impacting your ability to successfully continue with your study.

Please email lynsey.bullock@qrc.ac.nz to organise a meeting.

For budgeting and financial advice our local Citizens Advice Bureau, located at 44 Stanley Street, is a helpful resource.  You can contact them on:

www.cab.org.nz

03 442 6799

Online tools such as www.sorted.org.nz can also help with effective budgeting.

Successful hardship applications will be processed by the QRC financial team.

We need to learn a little bit more about the hardship you are currently facing and how COVID has impacted this.  In order to allow us to fairly assess each request you are required to:

1. A recent bank statement detailing one month of transaction
2. Account balances of all bank accounts you hold
3. Complete the below form

To ensure we process all applications in a fair and timely manner, we may come back to you if we require any further information or clarification of details provided.

Please allow 7-10 working days for your application to be processed.