The UCSF COVID-19 Relief Program for Students Reopening for a second round of applications starting Monday, December 7. The application will be closing at Friday, December 11 at 11:59pm.
UCSF students (who are currently enrolled, registered, and paying tuition/fees) are eligible to receive up to $1,000 for critical, temporary, and unforeseen financial hardships that result from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each student can request up to a cumulative total of $1,000 in financial assistance from the COVID-19 Relief Fund annually. A student who submitted an application that received less than the total $1,000 amount, may submit another application to receive the remainder. A student who received $1,000 in the first round cannot apply at this time.
Financial grants do not need to be repaid and are not taxable, since COVID-19 is a “federally declared disaster” issued by the President of the United States, and the payments are therefore considered “qualified disaster relief payments” under section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Applicants must have incurred expenses above and beyond prior, baseline expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligibility and allowable expenses are described under Emergency Funding.