From the Office of Financial Aid:
University of Portland has signed and returned the certification forms for the allocation of $2,672,004 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, which provides financial support to higher education institutions for covering expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Fifty percent of these funds in the amount of $1,336,002 will be provided to eligible students who have incurred expenses such as child care, food/meals, housing, technology, or travel expenses. Funds will be split evenly among all eligible students who apply.
We have identified 3,334 potentially eligible students who attended classes during this past spring semester. These students were sent an email on May 19, 2020 to their UP email address with information on how to submit the certification application. The deadline to submit the certification application is June 10, 2020.
Funds will be dispersed on a rolling basis following confirmation of eligibility and may take up to three weeks to be processed through the Office of the Controller.
