Emergency Funding
Funding Options
Unfortunate circumstances can arise without a moment’s notice. Red Deer Polytechnic does not want you, or your studies, to suffer as a result. Review our emergency funding options below or discuss your situation with a Student Connect Centre advisor.
Emergency book loans are available to students who have begun classes and have yet to receive their approved funding due to an unanticipated delay. Emergency book loans are applied to your iCard for use at the Campus Store and must be repaid within 30 days. Visit the Student Connect Centre to discuss your eligibility.
If you find yourself in a transportation emergency, contact the Students' Association to discuss accessing bus tickets.
Emergency Bursaries
The Red Deer Polytechnic Emergency Bursary is intended to assist full-time credit students, full-time apprentices and LESI students experiencing a financial shortfall due to an unplanned expense.
Students with outstanding tuition/fees are ineligible. Funding is awarded on a first-come, first-qualified basis, after a student has exhausted all other resources.
If you have experienced an unplanned expense and want to apply for an Emergency Bursary, please answer the following questions:
• Have you applied for student loans and grants?
• Will the emergency bursary solve your financial trouble?
• Have you paid your tuition/registration fees?
• Are you currently attending classes?
• Is your study period at least 4 weeks in length?
If you answered yes to all the above, complete the Emergency Bursary application. You will receive a response to your RDP email once your application has been reviewed. To avoid delays, ensure you submit all relevant supporting documentation with your application.
Emergency Food Bank
The Students' Association of Red Deer Polytechnic provides food bank services to students in urgent need. The SARDP Emergency Food Bank operates September through June, with additional holiday assistance available in December. Students can access regular SARDP Food Bank services once per term, to a maximum of twice per year, for a total of three times in their lifetime.
Please note obtaining holiday assistance does not impact term, annual or lifetime limits.
In order to access the SARDP Emergency Food Bank, students must:
- Be currently enrolled in and attending RDP course(s), and
- Have applied for government grants (if eligible), and
- Go through a pre-screening process to discuss food insecurity and current needs. Pre-screening is performed in the Student Connect Centre (room 1102).
Eligible applicants will be provided with official approval which must be presented to the SARDP along with photo ID in order to collect their items.