Background:
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes provisions for funds to educational institutions to help students and universities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 18004(a)(3) of the CARES Act awards funds to institutions of higher education to defray expenses incurred by the institution in the transition to distance education, and for grants to students for any component of the student's cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, books, food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.
Please read the guidelines below to determine whether you may be eligible and to ensure you understand agree to use funds under this section of the CARES act only for eligible expenses incurred.
Who is Eligible?
At this time funds awarded under this section assist students who are enrolled in a degree or certificate program at Wright Graduate University for Fall 2022 quarter.
The Department of Education indicates that only students who are eligible to receive Title IV Financial Aid are eligible to receive these funds. As such, the University must have your FAFSA on file to determine your eligibility. The FAFSA may be submitted at www.studentaid.gov if you have not yet applied.
Award Amounts:
Grants range from $200.00 to $1200.00 per eligible student per quarter.
Any student who is enrolled during the eligible timeframe above who agrees to the conditions detailed in this form will be awarded $200.00 per quarter in the application period which they complete the form. See below for a listing of application periods.
In addition, an eligible student may request a hardship grant of up to $1000.00 per quarter. Hardship grant requests require documentation of the hardship (such as loss of job or income, medical expense, or other circumstances related to the pandemic) that resulted in difficulty covering expenses that are part of the student's cost of attendance.
Allowable Uses of Grant Funds:
Students may use funds granted under this section to cover expenses for any component of the student's cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, books, food, housing, course materials, performative learning fees (PLs), technology, and personal expenses (i.e., health care and child care while attending courses).
Application Process:
Please use the form below to submit a request for funding from this section of the CARES Act. Your request will be reviewed and you will be contacted by email with further information. Requesting grant funds does not guarantee that you will receive a grant. Grant requests and any necessary supporting documentation will be reviewed and grants awarded by a grant committee within 15 days of the grant application deadline each quarter.
Deadline is as follows for quarterly grants:
August 12, 2022: Fall 2022 quarter grant requests are due.
Funding Process:
If your request for grant funding is approved, the Director of Financial Services will issue you a check for your grant award amount. This check will be mailed to your most recent address listed on your University Student Account. If you should need to change your address, please submit your address change request to registrar@wrightgrad.edu as soon as possible.