Why Your Gift Matters

Sometimes a student’s path is interrupted by an unexpected expense—medical bills, food insecurity, housing, or transportation. Bulldog Cares provides emergency financial support to help students stay enrolled and continue their education when crises arise. It’s a joint initiative led by Student Development, Student Success, and Financial Planning—built to remove short-term barriers so students don’t have to leave Gardner-Webb for financial reasons.

What Bulldog Cares Supports

Your donation fuels rapid, needs-based help that can include food, travel, transportation, healthcare, and other urgent essentials—support determined by a committee that oversees requests and ensures funds go where they’re needed most.

Note: Emergency aid complements (but does not replace) traditional financial aid; students must first exhaust available aid resources before receiving Bulldog Cares assistance.

Give Now

Every gift keeps students Runnin’ Strong:

• $12 — A stride of support

• $24 — Doubling your Bulldog spirit

• $120 — Honoring 120 years of impact

• Any amount — Because every dollar helps a Bulldog stay on course

(You can also give in honor/memory of someone or dedicate your gift to a college or program that inspired you.)

How Students Receive Help

• Who qualifies: Current GWU students facing short-term, emergency financial barriers after all other resources are exhausted. 

• How it works: Students submit a request; a committee reviews and determines appropriate emergency aid (not a substitute for financial aid). 

Impact You Can See

Bulldog Cares is part of GWU’s broader commitment to student success—meeting real needs quickly so learners can focus on classes, community, and calling.

Make your gift to Bulldog Cares today and help a Bulldog stay Runnin’ Strong—this semester and beyond.