The Student Success Grant helps Grays Harbor College students overcome financial barriers that make it difficult to attend classes, stay enrolled, or complete their programs. Life doesn’t stop when students pursue higher education, and unexpected expenses can quickly get in the way.
Through one simple application, the grant provides flexible support for essential needs that directly impact a student’s ability to continue in school. Funding may help with childcare; emergency expenses such as transportation, housing, or medical bills; past‑due tuition balances that prevent enrollment; and required course materials, like books and supplies.
This grant is not based solely on academic achievement. It recognizes that students are better positioned to succeed when they have stability and support. By addressing real-life financial challenges, the Student Success Grant helps students stay focused, remain on track, and move toward academic completion.
If financial challenges are putting your education at risk, the Student Success Grant may be able to help.
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Childcare Assistance
We recognize that childcare is an expensive necessity for student parents. The Grays Harbor College Foundation offers grant funding for childcare to help make that necessity more affordable, so you can pursue your education with fewer financial worries.
Eligibility:
To qualify, you must:
- Be enrolled at Grays Harbor College.
- Have a current FAFSA or WASFA on file with GHC.
- Submit your Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA/WASFA.
- Describe your current circumstances and explain how this financial barrier is impacting your ability to attend classes, remain enrolled, or complete your degree or certificate program.
- Provide documentation of out-of-pocket childcare costs (recent invoice or letter from a licensed provider verifying approximate cost).
Grant Overview:
- Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served quarterly basis throughout the academic year, as long as funds are available.
- Funding is limited and not guaranteed.
- Awards are determined based on financial need (SAI and unmet need) and verified out-of-pocket childcare expenses.
- Grant amounts vary depending on demonstrated need, available funding, and the number of credits in which a student is enrolled.
- Awards are distributed through the Financial Aid Office and may affect eligibility for other forms of aid.
- Students may receive childcare assistance funds once per quarter. Students must reapply each quarter; renewal requests are not automatic or guaranteed.
- If awarded, funds will be distributed during the academic quarter in which the application was submitted.
Additional Details:
- Childcare assistance is intended to help offset a portion of out‑of‑pocket childcare costs during the academic quarter and is not intended to cover the full cost of ongoing childcare expenses.
- Funding is designed to support enrollment‑related childcare needs while a student is actively attending classes and may not be used for non‑educational childcare purposes.
- Assistance is limited to verifiable expenses paid to a licensed childcare provider.
- Grant amounts may vary from quarter to quarter based on:
- Available funding
- The number of applicants
- A student’s financial need and credit enrollment
- Receipt of childcare assistance in one quarter does not guarantee funding in future quarters.
- Students must reapply each quarter and continue to meet all eligibility requirements to be considered for additional support.
Emergency Assistance
Life can be unpredictable. The Grays Harbor College Foundation provides emergency assistance to serve as a short‑term safety net for students facing one‑time, unexpected financial crises that threaten their ability to remain enrolled or continue their studies.
Emergency assistance is intended to address urgent, unforeseen circumstances—not ongoing, chronic, or recurring expenses—that arise despite a student’s best efforts to plan.
Eligibility:
To qualify, you must:
- Be enrolled at Grays Harbor College.
- Have a current FAFSA or WASFA on file with GHC.
- Submit your Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA/WASFA.
- Describe your current circumstances and explain how this financial barrier is impacting your ability to attend classes, remain enrolled, or complete your degree or certificate program.
- Provide an explanation of the emergency, including:
- The nature of the situation
- Why the cost is unexpected and one‑time
- The amount and purpose of the funds requested
- Any relevant supporting documentation
Grant Overview:
- Applications are reviewed quarterly on a first-come, first-served basis, as funds allow.
- Funding is limited and not guaranteed.
- Award amounts vary depending on demonstrated need and available funding.
- Awards are distributed through, and/or reported to, the Financial Aid Office and may affect eligibility for other forms of aid.
- Students may receive an emergency assistance grant once per academic year.
- In rare and exceptional circumstances, additional requests may be considered at the discretion of the Foundation, subject to funding availability.
- If awarded, funds will be distributed during the academic quarter in which the application was submitted.
Additional Details:
- Emergency assistance is limited to temporary, one‑time situations and is not designed to support ongoing or recurring expenses (such as routine bills or long‑term housing costs).
- Receiving assistance does not guarantee future funding.
Course Materials Assistance
Course materials can be an expensive part of pursuing your education. The Grays Harbor College Foundation can help make those materials more accessible for GHC students.
Eligibility:
To qualify, you must:
- Be enrolled at Grays Harbor College.
- Have a current FAFSA or WASFA on file with GHC.
- Submit your Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA/WASFA.
- Describe your current circumstances and explain how this financial barrier is impacting your ability to attend classes, remain enrolled, or complete your degree or certificate program.
- Provide the course number, name of instructor, and estimated out-of-pocket expense for requested course materials.
Grant Overview:
- Applications are reviewed quarterly on a first-come, first-served basis, as funds allow.
- Funding is limited and not guaranteed.
- Awards are determined based on financial need (SAI and unmet need) and verified out-of-pocket course material expenses.
- Grant amounts vary depending on demonstrated need, available funding, and the number of credits in which a student is enrolled.
- Awards are distributed through, and/or reported to, the Financial Aid Office and may affect eligibility for other forms of aid.
- Students may receive this grant once per academic year.
- In rare and exceptional circumstances, additional requests may be considered at the discretion of the Foundation, subject to funding availability.
- If awarded, funds will be distributed during the academic quarter in which the application was submitted.
Additional Details:
- Course material assistance is intended to help cover required materials necessary for enrollment and participation in a specific course, such as textbooks, access codes, lab materials, or required supplies.
- Funding may only be used for course‑required materials and may not be applied toward optional, recommended, or non‑academic items.
- Assistance is intended to cover a portion of out‑of‑pocket costs and may not cover the full cost of all requested materials.
- Grant awards are based on verified costs, financial need, credit enrollment, and available funding, and may vary from quarter to quarter.
- Course material assistance is limited to temporary, one-time situations and is not designated to support quarterly expenses.
- Approval of funding is contingent upon the availability of funds and submission of complete and accurate information.
Tuition Debt Assistance
The Grays Harbor College Foundation provides past tuition debt assistance for students who have outstanding tuition debt at Grays Harbor College, on a case-by-case basis, to help students return to school, remain enrolled, and complete their degrees.
Eligibility:
To qualify, you must:
- Be enrolled at Grays Harbor College OR plan to enroll upon the removal of an enrollment block due to a past debt.
- Have a current FAFSA or WASFA on file with GHC.
- Submit your Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA/WASFA.
- Describe your current circumstances and explain how this financial barrier is impacting your ability to attend classes, remain enrolled, or complete your degree or certificate program.
- Provide documentation of debt balance (statement from your GHC ctcLink student account).
Grant Overview:
- Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served quarterly basis throughout the academic year, as long as funds are available.
- Funding is limited and not guaranteed.
- Awards are determined based on financial need (SAI and unmet need) and verified debt balances.
- Grant amounts vary depending on demonstrated need, available funding, and the student’s purpose in seeking debt assistance (i.e., re-enrollment, degree/vocational program completion).
- Awards are reported to the Financial Aid Office and may affect eligibility for other forms of aid.
- Students may receive debt assistance grant funding one time only.
- If awarded, funds will be distributed during the academic quarter in which the application was submitted.
- Past tuition debts will only be paid down to $299.99. This will lift students’ enrollment blocks and allow them to register for classes. The outstanding $299.99 remains the student’s responsibility.
