On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared that a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 outbreak began on March 1, 2020. On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
On April 9, 2020, Secretary DeVos announced funding to provide direct emergency cash grants to college students whose lives and educations have been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. The Department of Education has released institutional funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) created in the CARES Act.
As a Concordia University Irvine student, you may be eligible for emergency grants provided to the university from the federal government. The amount provided to the university is limited to $861,799 and will be distributed based on a student's complete CARES Act application.
The CARES Act application for emergency grants is now available to eligible students. Please complete the application and return to [email protected] with any documentation you want our staff to review. The June 1st deadline for applications has been extended until funds are exhausted.
Non-eligible: students who were enrolled exclusively in online programs on March 13, 2020, are not eligible to receive emergency grants. International and DACA students are also excluded from receiving emergency grants.
Eligible students: must meet Title IV eligibility requirements in order to receive HEERF emergency grants. Having an official 2019-20 FAFSA on record determines that a student is eligible to participate in the student aid programs and meets all applicable eligibility requirements.
The university will review all applications as they are received and verify that student eligibility meets federal government guidelines for the disbursement of emergency grants. To expedite receipt of funds, we recommend students sign up for direct deposit and/or verify that your mailing address is accurate in MyRecords.