USU Distributes Spring Student Relief Grants

Utah State University will award a new round of student relief grants to students enrolled for spring 2022 semester. Students will begin receiving award notifications Feb. 2, 2022, and have until Feb. 15 to accept.

Approximately 10,000 students will be notified through their USU email accounts that they have automatically qualified for awards of $500 or $650. Automatic awards are determined by students demonstrating “exceptional need” in their completed 2021-2022 FAFSA.

Awards may be used for emergency costs due to coronavirus. These costs may include food, housing, transportation, health care (including mental health care), or child care. Students must accept their award when they are notified, and they have the option of applying it to their outstanding university balance or getting it sent directly to them.

Students who do not receive automatic awards but who have experienced significant unexpected expenses such as loss of employment, reduced income, or food or housing insecurity can apply for a grant of up to $500. This includes international and undocumented students who do not fill out the FAFSA. The application deadline is Feb. 15, 2022.

In March 2021, the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund was allocated $39.6 billion in funding by the American Rescue Plan. This funding is available to institutions of higher education to serve students and ensure learning continues during the pandemic. As of Dec. 31, 2021, USU has disbursed $32,705,396 of federal relief funding to more than 20,000 students. For more information on USU’s student relief grants, visit usu.edu/covid-19/cares.