Name: Student Care & Emergency Response Fund
Start: 2025-04-28T16:00:00-0400
End: 2025-05-01T07:20:00-0400
Location: UMassGives 2025

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Student Care & Emergency Response Fund

Make an immediate difference for UMass students facing economic crises.

Donate during UMass Gives on April 29th and 30th!

Give during the SCERF Power Hour- April 29th, 3-4 p.m. for maximum impact

The Student Care & Emergency Response Fund supports students navigating unexpected financial emergencies including:

Laptop replacement
Unexpected repairs after a car breakdown
A flight home and back after the death of family member
Unexpected course materials
Medical expenses

For many students encountering these unforeseen expenses can impact their ability to attend to their academics, maintain their personal wellbeing, and at times remain in school and graduate. Since Fall 2022, the Dean of Students Office has distributed $285,656 to 605 individual students thanks to those who have supported this fund.

Here is what one student shared about receiving a grant:

"Having the chance to be helped and supported by programs like this has given me the enthusiasm and motivation to continue my education when everything just seemed difficult and impossible. It has provided me with great relief at hard times. I'm thankful for all the assistance I have obtained, and as a student I can say that it feels awesome to know you have a place to go when you're struggling in your financial life." -Student Care and Emergency Response Fund recipient.

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Match

Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF) $2,500 Match

Cayley Torgeson & Allison Kroeger have generously offered to match the first $2,500 in gifts made to SCERF

$2,500 MATCHED

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Match

Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF) $2,000 Match (#2!)

Current UMass parents Junlei & Karen Li have generously offered to match the next $2,000 donated to SCERF. "As parents and long-time college faculty, we know how vital these discretionary funds are for students. While the money itself offers practical relief for urgent needs, the fund and its many contributors offer a genuine expression of care on UMass campus. It’s the ultimate “welcome to all” sign for our beloved public university."

$2,000 MATCHED

Completed

Leaderboard

Power Hour #1

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Student Alumni Association	120
2	$500	Department of Food Science	110
3	$500	UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL)	96
4		Professional Writing and Technical Communication	30
5		Women's Rowing	17
6		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	12
7		Active Minds	10
8		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	9
9		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	6
10		Department of Theater	5
11		Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships	5
12		Script U Scholarship Society	4
13		Laxbackers	4
14		Field Hockey	4
15		Nursing Student Scholarships	4

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #2

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Club Ice Hockey	120
2	$500	Boxing Club	76
3	$500	UWW Faculty Student Scholarship Endowment Fund	71
4		Women for UMass Amherst	55
5		UMass Hillel	37
6		World Librarians	37
7		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	29
8		Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	27
9		Energy Transition Institute	25
10		Minutemen Racing	23
11		CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	15
12		Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship	9
13		Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning General Fund	9
14		The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship	8
15		HackUMass	8

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #3

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rugby	203
2	$500	WMUA	105
3	$500	Dynamics Acapella	94
4		Club Running	68
5		Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF)	65
6		Department of Journalism	61
7		Film Studies Program	40
8		Muslim Students Association	38
9		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	37
10		Fencing Club	24
11		Cape Cod Alumni Group Scholars	20
12		UMass Science Olympiad	19
13		CMASS	15
14		Alpine Ski Team	12
15		Belly Dance Club	11

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Ultimate Frisbee	141
2	$500	Club Water Polo	120
3	$500	Sharp Attitude	100
4		UMass Dance Company	86
5		UMass Club Swim	59
6		Climbing Club	40
7		Mock Trial Team	36
8		UMass Sailing Team	25
9		Accounting Department	24
10		ACEing Autism	21
11		Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	16
12		Alliance for Women in Accounting	14
13		UMass4CCL	14
14		Outing Club	13
15		Department of MicroBiology	13

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Stonewall Center	200
2	$500	Polymer Science & Engineering	99
3	$500	Earthfoods Cafe	39
4		Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Support Fund	31
5		Filipino Student Association	17
6		UMass Ice Skating Club	12
7		Badminton Club	9
8		Pond Club	8
9		Script U - Hockey	8
10		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	7
11		Marketing Department	7
12		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	7
13		Script U - Football	6
14		Public Interest Technology Initiative	6
15		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	5

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Daily Collegian	166
2	$500	UMass Emergency Medical Services	104
3	$500	The Boltwood Project	86
4		Baseball	73
5		CLACLS	45
6		iCons Fund	35
7		Comparative Literature	25
8		UMassTap Company	25
9		Accounting Department	25
10		Society of Women Engineers	22
11		Angel Fund	21
12		Legal Studies Department	18
13		Softball	17
14		Operations & Information Management Department	16
15		Student Nursing Association	11

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rowing	290
2	$500	Women's Rugby	135
3	$500	Korean Students Association	112
4		Center for Women and Community	100
5		Minuteman Marching Band	96
6		Doo Wop Shop	82
7		Model UN	68
8		Spanish and Portuguese Studies	45
9		Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy	17
10		Arab Cultural Association	16
11		Field Hockey Club	15
12		Nursing Student Scholarships	9
13		Daily Collegian	8
14		Baseball	7
15		Stonewall Center	7

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Leaderboard

Power Hour #8

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Duly Noted	237
2	$500	Laxbackers	91
3	$500	Girl Up UMass Amherst	91
4		Women's Ultimate Frisbee	81
5		UMass Cybersecurity Club	43
6		Ballroom Dance Team	32
7		UMass CHAARG	17
8		Accounting Department	15
9		Golf Club	13
10		UMass ALTITUDE	13
11		Women's Rowing	11
12		CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	8
13		Women's Lacrosse	8
14		Men's Club Rowing	8
15		Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers	8

Ended

Match

$10,000 university-wide match!

Beginning at 4 p.m. we will be matching the first $100 of every gift made until we have matched $10,000 in gifts. Hurry and make your gift now before the matching funds run out!

$10,000 MATCHED

Completed

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