Guidelines

Please complete the application form in order to be considered by the Rice Access and Opportunity Portal (AOP) Committee. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Please be aware that not all requests can be funded.

• Prior to submitting your application, make sure that you have...
  • reviewed the funding stipulations located on the Access and Opportunity Portal website including the FAQ page.
• If this will be a textbook request, please make sure to...
  • visit this Making a Textbook Request page
  • complete this form and contract
  • and upload it with your application.

Process

The Rice Access and Opportunity Portal Committee will review the application for a final decision. Upon review of your application, the committee will ask you to meet with a representative to review your request and may ask you to submit supporting documentation, such as an itemized budget, quote on service and or receipts, textbook list with cost.

AOP requests will be followed up within three business days of application submission. Business days are Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. As a note, during high peak times such as the beginning of each semester, the normal response time will be delayed. (Unfortunately, AOP will not be considering or processing requests that involve reimbursements for the Spring 2023 semester.)

Questions

Please direct any questions about this application or the allocation process to aop@rice.edu.

Emergency Requests

As a reminder, if an application is submitted for an emergency request that needs to be processed within 24 hours, please contact the Office of the Dean of Undergraduates directly at ugdean@rice.edu or (713) 348-4996. (Note: Emergency Fund Request is designed to address the most urgent and serious financial concerns for undergraduate students.)

For more information, visit our page on Emergency Fund Requests.