Student Emergency Assistance
Click here to email for more information about a CARES Act grant.
The Department of Education has provided funds to SIUE through the CARES Act for the purpose of assisting eligible students with emergency expenses encountered due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The SIUE Foundation and Student Affairs have also created a fund with donations from alumni, faculty and staff, parents, and community members called the SIUE Student Emergency Assistance Fund. Please see below for more information about the funds and eligibility requirements.
Who is eligible for CARES Act funds?
- Degree-seeking, classified students who filed a FAFSA for 2019-2020 and are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid
- Students enrolled in at least one (1) credit hour in a face-to-face class during Spring 2020
- Students not in default on any student loans
- Students in good standing for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) according to the Department of Education
Who is not eligible for CARES Act funds?
- Students who are already participating in fully online programs
- Students who aren’t eligible for Title IV federal financial aid, such as international students or DACA students
- Students who completed all courses or withdrew from all courses prior to March 1, 2020
Click here to email for more information about a CARES Act grant.
SIUE Emergency Assistance Fund Grants
- If you are NOT eligible for CARES Act funds, your application will be reviewed by Student Affairs and Financial Aid
- If you receive funding from the SIUE Student Emergency Assistance Fund, the SIUE Foundation will mail a check to the address you list on the application
- Funds awarded will not be applied to any current bill at the University
- Funds may be taxable
- Funds do not need to be repaid
- Grants may affect previously awarded aid from other sources and will be reported to Financial Aid
We hope to support as many impacted students as possible and ask that students consider their true need when making a request to ensure others in our community can benefit. Grant requests will be accepted until funds are exhausted.
If you are not eligible for a CARES Act emergency grant, submit an application for the SIUE Student Emergency Assistance Fund.
The application link has temporarily been disabled to allow staff to process submitted applications. The form will be reactivated as soon as pending applications have been evaluated. Thank you for your understanding.
