Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Fresno State COVID-19 Emergency Grant Program
Fresno State COVID-19 Emergency Grant Program for International Students; Spring 2020
The CSU Cares Program offers emergency grants for CSU students experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While International students are not eligible for aid through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, the campus has allocated other funding sources to provide emergency financial grants to students.
Spring 2020 currently enrolled international students pursuing a degree at Fresno State, not enrolled in a completely online program as of March 13, 2020, and have stayed in Fresno after the shelter in place order.
The CARES emergency grants are designed to support student expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These expenses may include food, housing, course materials, technology, health care and child-care expenses. Funds will not apply to any balance you have on your student account.
Grants will be determined by the number of units a student is enrolled in for Spring 2020.
| Unit Load | Award |
|---|---|
| Less than Full-Time | $150.00 |
| Full-Time | $300.00 |
Full-Time defined as:
Undergraduates, Credentials, and Certificate = 12+ Units
Master’s and Doctoral Students = 9+ units
CARES emergency financial grants are to be paid directly to students and cannot apply to any outstanding charges. Grants will be disbursed to BankMobile in the same manner as all refunds to students. Students should verify all information at BankMobile is up-to-date by going to the ‘BankMobile Refund Selection’ in your Student Self Service. We recommend selecting a bank account to avoid the wait time for a mailed check.
Disbursement of grants will begin the week of May 4th.
No application is required.