Office of Student Financial Services

The Office of Student Financial Services offers book vouchers and health insurance grant program for high-need undergraduate students who are required to purchase the SHIP insurance via UHP.  To apply for  a book voucher, please schedule an appointment with your financial aid counselor.  To apply for a health insurance grant, please send an e-mail to finaid@brandeis.edu and your financial aid counselor will contact you with next steps.

The Office of Student Financial Services offers a laptop grant program for high-need undergraduate students. To apply for this grant, please complete the Laptop Grant Application and email it to SFS a finaid@brandeis.edu. SFS will begin processing 2021-22 applications in the middle of August.

There are a plethora of resources available to students experiencing food insecurity.  Information about these resources, including the on-campus food pantry, can be found on the Food Resources webpage. Undergraduate students with food needs should schedule an appointment with their financial aid counselor to discuss financial aid options to address this concern.  Students experiencing food insecurity who do not have a meal plan, or who have exhausted their semester plan, can request meal swipes as part of Harvest Table's Swipe Out Hunger program. 

SFS also participates in the administration of the Brandeis Emergency Fund, which is available to currently active undergraduate and graduate students experiencing some kind of unexpected financial emergency when other resources are not available.  (Students who have not yet begun their studies, or students who have withdrawn, graduated, or are currently on leave, are not eligible for funds.)  Please visit the Brandeis Emergency Fund page for detailed information about this resource.