{"id":6402,"date":"2020-09-25T14:15:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/?p=6402"},"modified":"2020-09-25T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T15:45:52","slug":"student-hardship-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/2020\/09\/25\/student-hardship-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Hardship Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Right now, students at Reading are facing financial challenges \u2013 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 which they could never have prepared for. And that is why the University of Reading is launching its latest fundraising appeal<\/a> \u2013 your support is needed now more than ever to help our students complete their studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Today\u2019s students rely on paid work to make ends meet, but so many of these opportunities disappeared overnight because of COVID-19. Some students come from families whose income has also been drastically reduced, leaving them with no safety net.<\/p>\n

Paying the rent and finding money for essentials is now so much harder, and many students face uncertainty ahead as they return to Reading.<\/p>\n

That is why the University of Reading is launching a Student Hardship Appeal to raise money to provide emergency grants to students in financial crisis; when they have run out of other options and dropping out of university is a very real possibility.<\/p>\n

Watch a message from Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort:<\/p>\n