Students who are parents
BGSU is dedicated to supporting students who are parents by connecting them with campus and community resources to help balance their academic and family lives. This webpage offers information on academic and financial support while helping integrate families into the BGSU community.
We aim to highlight the diverse experiences of all students who are parents—undergraduate, graduate, biological, adoptive/foster, single, or partnered—and recognize the unique challenges they face. Sharing these stories is key to developing programs and initiatives that foster a more supportive and cohesive environment for students with children.
- Family-oriented events
- Financial support
- Scholarships and financial aid
- CCAMPIS
- Crisis support services
- Dean of Students
- Student Legal Services
- BGSU Student Health Insurance Program
- Student Emergency Fund FAQ
- Counseling Center
- Childcare options
- Family-oriented events
- Financial support
- Lactation rooms on campus
- Changing tables on campus
- Kid-friendly spaces on campus
- Falcon Food Pantry
- The Mille Play School guided playtimes
- Parent cafe with CCAMPIS
- Life skills: stress management, time management, etc.
- Work/life/school balance
Community Engagement
Services
- Office of International Programs and Partnerships
- Government Assistance Resources
- Dependent visa requirements
- Employment
- F-2 dependents are not permitted to work in the U.S. in F-2 status.
- J-2 dependents are eligible to apply for employment authorization with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). They can apply for work authorization only after the J-1 has entered the U.S, and may not start to work until the approval is received.Learn more about the J-2 visas.
- Learn how to apply for EAD.
- Cost of Living
- English Courses
Student Scholarships
Elizabeth M. Boyer Fund
Educational fund available to full-time, BGSU undergraduate students maintaining a 2.5 GPA who hold primary custodial responsibility for a minor child and/or an adult child with special needs.
Non-Traditional Student Scholarships
Apply to eight scholarships geared towards adult learners and non-traditional students via BGSU's scholarship system Academic Works.
Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation
Scholarship for low-income mothers pursuing post-secondary education.
Women Empowering Women, Inc.
Scholarship for single mothers pursuing post-secondary education.
Zonta Club of Bowling Green
Annual scholarship to women age 25 or older. The award recipient must be a resident of Wood County, Ohio, show financial need, have earned a high school diploma or GED, and be eligible to enroll or already be enrolled in a post-secondary program of study.
Meet the staff
Student Parent Support Program
Title IX
International Student Services
Nontraditional and Military Student Services
Graduate Student Senate Office
120 McFall Center
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
gss@bgsu.edu
Office of Health and Wellness
214 Student Recreation Center
1411 Ridge Street
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: 419.372.9355 (WELL)
Fax: 419.372.9454
wellness@bgsu.edu
Center for Women and Gender Equity
280 Hayes Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403
M-F, 9a-5p
Phone: 419-372-7227
cwge@bgsu.edu
Division of Inclusion and Belonging
401 Bowen Thompson Student Union
419-372-7100
inclusion@bgsu.edu
Updated: 04/23/2025 09:50AM