RESOURCES
You may qualify for health insurance if you lost your job due to COVID-19
Outside the yearly Open Enrollment Period, you can get or change coverage only if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period or for Medicaid or CHIP.
FAQ page addresses student needs
You’ve got questions, lots of them. UTA has answers. The Student FAQ page has details on deadline extensions, refunds, academic support services, and more.
Career Spot Drop-Ins
Career Spot Drop-Ins are for brief virtual consultations on career-related questions, including networking, interview help, job search strategies, and more.
Resource Rescue
Join the UTA Libraries Resource Rescue team during virtual drop-in hours for personalized assistance locating course materials appropriate for your courses.
Handshake AMA
Handshake “Ask Me Anything” session is a virtual gathering of students with career, job search, and internship questions and experts with answers.
Pressbook Q&A
UTA Libraries provide access to Pressbooks for students interested in creating or modifying open educational resources. Drop-in (virtually) via Teams to learn more.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Counseling: On-call counseling staff has temporarily relocated to the Health Center. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call ahead at 817-272-3671 to consult with a counselor in planning for your arrival. Both Ransom Hall and MAC locations are closed until further notice. If this is an Emergency please call 911 or the MavsTalk 24hr Crisis Line at 817-272-8255.
Student Emergency Fund: UTA students with a temporary hardship as a result of the impact and disruption caused by the coronavirus may apply for financial help from the
UTA Emergency Assistance Fund. https://www.uta.edu/student-affairs/about-student-affairs/giving-to-student-affairs/giving-emergency-assistance-fund)
Faculty and Staff: UTA has established a coronavirus resource center for faculty and staff that includes operations and support information from Human Resources and Business Affairs. https://resources.uta.edu/coronavirus/index.php)
List of North Texas organizations offering assistance during the coronavirus pandemic:
Austin Street Center: www.austinstreet.org
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center: bridgenorthtexas.org
Catholic Charities Dallas: ccdallas.org/covid-19-relief-fund
CitySquare: CitySquare.org/food
Communities in Schools of North Texas: http://cisnt.org/
Dallas Animal Services: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/dallas-animal-services/Pages/default.aspx
Dallas Artists Relief GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/dallas-low-income-artistfreelancer-relief-fund
Fort Worth Artist and Service Worker Relief GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dallas-low-income-artistfreelancer-relief-fund
Genesis Hub (supports Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support Agency): https://www.genesisshelter.org/genesis-hub/
Grace Grapevine: www.gracegrapevine.org
Hope’s Door New Beginning Center: https://hdnbc.org/
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas: https://jewishdallas.org/about
Meals on Wheels Dallas: www.vnatexas.org/i-need-help/meals-on-wheels
Meals on Wheels Tarrant County: mealsonwheels.org/
Tarrant Area Food Bank: tafb.org/find-food/
North Texas Food Bank: ntfb.org/
Red Cross: www.redcross.org
Student Scholarship Listing: www.dallasfoundation.org/scholarship-listing.aspx
Scholarships for Latino and Hispanic Students: www.bestcolleges.com/financial-aid/hispanic-latino-scholarships/
Single Mother Assistance in Fort Worth: singlemothersgrants.org/single-mothers-assistance-in-fort-worth/
Forth Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: www.fwhcc.org/scholarships/
YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth: ymcafw.org/wp-content/uploads/YMCA-Fort-Worth-Scholarship-Application.pdf
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas: www.ymcadallas.org