More Financial Resources
Beyond the RMA Emergency Fund, we encourage students to use other financial resources that are available to Rice students. Although these resources can be more restrictive, they can be more reliable when RMA's funds are low.
Residential College Magister's Fund
Each residential college manages an accessibility fund, or magister's fund, which is designed to facilitate student participation in residential college and university social experiences. Examples of requests include:
Residential College merchandise
Campus-wide event tickets
Transportation costs associate with college events
Rice University bookstore merchandise
General information on these requests can be found here. Each college's form and college-specific info can be found below.
Access and Opportunity Portal (Non-Emergency Requests)
The AOP Form is designed for non-emergency requests that support a student's education. The following includes some of the eligible items for this:
Textbooks* and Course Packs
Long-Term Laptop Loans
Study Books
Prep Courses
Course-related fees not covered by financial aid
Parking and Transportation Costs for Interviews, Externships, and more
Expenses associated with commencement
*Additional documents have to be submitted when student request help with textbooks, procedures can be found here.
It is important to note that AOP does not support the following:
Tuition Costs
Reimbursements through mobile payment services
More information about AOP non-emergency requests here. Once you are ready to apply for this funding, you can use the link below to apply.
Access and Opportunity Portal (Emergency Requests)
Emergency requests are defined as needs that require urgent and immediate action. In these situations, the student is considered to be actively in crisis and needs same-day resolution. Request criteria includes:
Rent costs to prevent eviction
Funding for co-pays associated with emergency surgery
We encourage students to review Dean of Undergraduates Emergency Funding website before seeking this funding. Emergency requests should be made directly to the Dean of Undergraduates. Contact information is provided below.
LOCATION
Sewall Hall, Suite 352
Rice University, MS-6
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
HOURS
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
CONTACT
Phone: 713-348-4996
Fax: 713-348-5322
Email: ugdean@rice.edu