Students facing financial difficulties may submit a Hardship Appeal. A reduction in balance will not be considered for current or future semesters. Please make sure to include as much detail as possible when filling out this application.
NJIT will assist students who struggle with unforeseen financial situations in as much as providing payment plans or financial counseling. NJIT will not "write off", "extinguish" or "absolve" a student of their financial responsibility due to the sole reason of inability to pay.
Please submit an Appeal Application if you are experiencing extenuating circumstances that result in a temporary delay in payment ability.
Appeal Procedure:
- Complete the Financial Hardship Appeal Application form.
- Student Health Insurance Waiver will not be considered as an appeal. You must qualify for a waiver. Please visit our health insurance webpage for more information.
- NON-MEDICAL documentation should be sent to hardshipcommittee@njit.edu. A REFUND request will be automatically denied if no supporting documentation is provided.
- MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION should be emailed to the Office of the Dean of Students at dos@njit.edu.
- Once the Appeal Application form and documentation are received, it is processed within the Office of the Bursar and sent to the committee for review. A decision will be made based on the appeal materials provided. Once a decision has been made, an email will be sent to the student's NJIT email notifying them of the committee's decision and the state of the student's account. The entire Hardship Appeal process takes approximately four weeks.
Reasons for Appeal:
- Removal or Reduction of Balance due to Medical Reasons: If you were/are unable to attend the courses you registered for due to medical reasons, please submit a Hardship Appeal and email the documentation to the Office of the Dean of Students at dos@njit.edu, who will ensure confidentiality of your situation and sensitive documents while advocating for your case.
- Removal or Reduction of Balance due to Withdrawal: If you were unable to drop or withdraw from your course(s) by the deadline due to extenuating circumstances, please submit a Hardship Appeal and email any medical documentation to dos@njit.edu and any other, non-sensitive documentation to hardshipcommittee@njit.edu. This appeal will only be considered if there are extenuating circumstances that prevented you from being able to complete the drop or withdrawal within the timeframe, and documentation is included.
- Removal or Reduction of a Fee: a. Late Fees: are assessed to a student's account if charges are not paid by the due date. If you were assessed a late fee when you were waiting for your financial aid to be posted, you can request a late fee to be waived. Late fee waiver requests will not be considered if a late fee has already been waived from your balance. Balances should be paid in full minus the $250 late fee before request will be considered. b. Health Insurance Charge: If you submitted a health insurance waiver by the deadline, but it did not go through, you have documentation that it was submitted on time, and you are requesting the fee to be removed OR if you have a reasonable excuse for missing the deadline to waive health insurance.
- Permission to Set up a Payment Plan and Register with a Balance Owed: If extenuating circumstances are preventing you from being able to pay your balance, you can submit a Hardship Appeal to request permission to enroll in a personalized payment plan to pay off your balance, and request permission to register while enrolled in the payment plan, as long as payments are made on time and consistently. Please submit a Hardship Appeal and email any medical documentation to dos@njit.edu and any other, non-sensitive documentation to hardshipcommittee@njit.edu
