Student Pantry
The cost of a student’s room and board cannot be factored into the tuition cost for financial assistance. This means that many times a student has the financial aid package to attend school to follow his/her dream, but simply comes up short for food money or to handle an unexpected emergency. The goal of the Student pantry/Student Emergency Fund is to assist students with these unplanned needs. The UTI Foundation Student Pantry/Student Emergency Fund solicits contributions to assist students at each of UTI’s ten campuses.
This fund provides a quick meal for any student in need or an emergency grant to assist with emergencies covering everything from a portion of a months rent because a roommate moved out unexpectedly or making a needed car repair so they have reliable transportation to school and work or simply for diapers and formula for their children.
Statistics say that 14% of our students drop out for these simple reasons. The goal for the UTI Foundation Student Pantry/Student Emergency fund is to guarantee that this does not happen.
To receive an Emergency Grant, a students must apply to a Student Services Representative at their campus and complete a short form along with receipts or a bill to verify the need. Funds collected for this purpose by the Foundation are then transferred to the student.