Federal CARES Act Student Emergency Aid
If you are facing an unforeseen financial hardship due to COVID-19, the Student Financial Assistance office is here to help.
The Federal CARES Act established Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) for students who are unable to meet immediate, essential expenses due to a temporary hardship related to COVID-19.
Due to the fluid and rapidly evolving nature of the response to COVID-19, criteria and covered expenses may be adjusted on a case-by-case basis as Student Financial Assistance seeks to assist students navigating unique hardships related to COVID-19. Emergency funds will be awarded to qualifying students based on the eligibility criteria and processed as outlined below. Emergency funds will be awarded in amounts ranging between $100 - $1,200 except in cases of extenuating, documented expenses. The application will remain open until June 19, 2020 or until funds are expended.
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Have been an on-campus undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking student at the start of the spring 2020 term or summer 2020 term. Students that were originally enrolled in distance education or all online courses prior to March 13th are not eligible to receive these funds
- Have a completed FAFSA for the 2019-2020 academic year.
- Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements. More details can be found in our Policies and Procedures.
- Have been enrolled in the spring 2020 or summer 2020. Priority awarding will be given to students that were enrolled at least half time in their respective program.
- Students must have incurred the expense as a result of campus operations disruptions due to the COVID-19 circumstances.
ELIGIBLE EXPENSES FOR FEDERAL CARES ACT EMERGENCY FUNDS*
Examples of unforeseen expenses that a student incurred as result of COVID-19 circumstances for which the Federal CARES Act Emergency Funds may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Food insecurity;
- Additional housing expenses for students who moved out of a university residential hall to new or temporary housing;
- Emergency temporary housing for students who find themselves homeless or unsafe in their current dwelling;
- Additional course materials expenses;
- Additional technology expenses;
- Additional travel or moving expenses for students who moved out of a university residential hall to the student’s home or temporary housing;
- Healthcare costs, including medical treatment/medication that insurance will not cover;
- Child care expenses.
*Emergency funds are awarded on a one-time basis and are not renewable. Loss of income/job does not qualify as an allowable expense and cannot be approved to receive these funds. CARES Act funding for Missouri S&T is a finite amount set by the Department of Education and we expect a large number of applicants, thus you may not receive the full amount of funds you request. A student may apply more than once, if new unforeseen expenses are incurred; however, priority awarding will be given to new applicants.
Submit a Request
Facing financial difficulties due to COVID-19? Submit an application for financial assistance here.
Note: Submitting an application does not guaranetee you will recieve financial assistance and each application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
SUBMIT A FAFSA
Ready to start your FAFSA? Be sure to use Missouri S&T's FAFSA code when you submit.
USE FAFSA CODE: 002517
Note: International students are not eligible for federal or state financial aid, so there is no need for non-U.S. citizens to submit a FAFSA.
About the funding
Want to learn more about the funding for the Emergency Grants? Regular information is updated on the funding, awarding and number of students receiving awards.
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