School of the Arts Student Relief Fund III
In response to the urgent financial challenges faced by many students as a result of COVID-19, a number of School of the Arts supporters joined together last spring to establish the Student ReliefFund. The goal of the fund is to help with urgent financial needs such as housing, living, healthcare,COVID-19-related travel, and childcare expenses.
The Office of the Dean is now accepting applications for a third round of grants from the StudentRelief Fund. All currently enrolled students, regardless of whether they received relief funds before are eligible to apply. Applicants should only ask for what they need and because funds are limited, it is suggested that requests do not exceed $3,000. Please note that we will give as much as we are able to, but you may not receive the full amount of your request.
The Artists’ Resource Center has compiled a Support for Urgent Needs page which lists additional resources for material support. Students should consult these resources in addition to applying to the Student Relief Fund for emergency assistance.
Many thanks to the donors who made these new funds possible.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be currently enrolled at the School of the Arts.
- Requested funds must be used to cover only the applicant's expenses.
- Supporting documentation must be attached. Applications withoutsupporting documentation that is directly related to the requested aid will not beconsidered.
Documentation:
- For Housing Support: A bill for past due rent. Priority will be given to tenants in housing emergency situations, including those for whom nonpayment cases have been filed by their landlord.
- For Support with Utilities: A past due utility or internet bill. If internet service costs increased to accommodate remote learning, you can apply for assistance with expected costs if you submit your service plan information and describe your situation in your application. Please also include the number of months for which you are requesting assistance.
- For Travel Support: A receipt for expenses in order to return to campus due to unexpected relocation necessitated by COVID-19. If there is a need for assistance with future travel expenses, you can apply for assistance by submitting a projected budget with price quotes and an explanation of why this is necessary travel.
- For Medical Support: A receipt or past due bill for medical costs that can't be paid because of a loss of income directly related to COVID-19.
- For Technology Support: A receipt for technology purchased for remote learning, or a bill for repair work to upgrade technology for remote learning.
Items That Are Not Eligible for Funding:
- Tuition
- Work Materials
- Travel unrelated to COVID-19 circumstances
- Financial support unrelated to a changed circumstance
- Expenses owed by someone else.
- Reductions in financial resources due to currency fluctuations.
Timeline:
December 4: The Student Relief Fund III application opens.
December 21: The Student Relief Fund III application closes.
January 11: Notifications will be sent on or after this date.
Please complete the form below to apply for assistance from the Student Relief Fund. Because funds are limited, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. You must include documentation of the circumstance for which you are requesting. Applications without documentation will not be reviewed. Including as much relevant documentation as possible will result in a more timely review process.
01/04/21 Update:
Because of new Federal CARES Act Funding, we have reopened the application portal for theStudent Relief Fund and it will remain open until 11:59 PM on January 10, 2021. Thank you for yourpatience as it will take us a few weeks to process the applications
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First Name:
Last Name:
UNI:
Email Address:
Program:
Concentration:
Year in Program, As of Fall 2020:
Expected month of graduation:
- October
- February
- May
Expected year of graduation:
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
Have you previously received funding from the SOA Student Relief Fund?
If you have previously received funding from the SOA Student Relief Fund, please includeamount.
Have you exhausted all other financial resources available to you to meet your needs,including loans?
- Yes
- No
Full Amount Requested:
Funds to be used for:
Please provide additional details.
If you receive the full amount requested, would this resolve your financial emergency?
- Yes
- No
If the full amount you are requesting will not resolve your current financial issue, what are your plans to address your financial emergency moving forward?
Please provide details of your emergency, uploaded as a pdf, with your name included in the body of the document. Explain the reason for your change of circumstances and how the emergency is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upload all relevant documentation (receipts, lease, other documents, etc.) as a singlePDF. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.