Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF) Fund FAQs
Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF) Fund FAQs
Indiana University South Bend COVID-19 Financial Assistance for Students
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act Funding Eligibility
Priority will be given to students with exceptional need which is determined by the FAFSA.
For eligible students funding will be automatically awarded and appear on student bursar accounts as “Federal Emergency Relief Grant”. Awards will range from $100 to $1,100. Students may use funds for any component of their cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or child care, dating back to the declaration of a national emergency.
Additional CRRSA Act funding will also be available to students who have received an automatic grant but who are also experiencing additional emergency expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The application form for the additional emergency CRRSA Act funds can be found here. The application will be open until all of these funds have been distributed. Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as funds are limited.
Students experiencing financial difficulties who are not eligible for CRRSA Act funding may apply for IU South Bend’s existing campus emergency fund here.
No. You can find CARES Act eligibility requirements here. For CRRSA Act initially you were required to be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen (for more information about eligible non-citizen visit here) to receive the auto awards, HOWEVER, the CRRSA Act funds is now available to ALL STUDENTS.
If you did not complete the FAFSA we were unable to determine your exceptional need for eligibility.
Though a FAFSA is NOT required, it is used to determine the financial need of our students. You may complete the emergency application here if you are experiencing emergency need for assistance.
There is still time to complete the FAFSA too! You may complete the 2020-2021 FAFSA. The process takes less than an hour to complete and you can use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool within the application to pre-populate the federal tax return information. This will save you some time in completing the FAFSA. It will take 2-3 days to process the information and once we receive it, we will be able to review your eligibility for all federal educational funds. Please note, additional information/documentation may be required to establish your eligibility. Check your One.IU Student Center TO DO LIST for any additional requirements that you need to complete.
The applications are reviewed weekly by a committee made up of several different departments at IU South Bend. Typically, a student will receive notification of the status of their application within 3-5 business days.
You will receive an email to your IU email, notifying you of your eligibility for an award, the funding will automatically credit your bursar account. You can check your One.IU Student Center for the addition of this funding on your financial aid account entitled “Federal Emergency Relief Grant” or “Federal Emergency Relief Award”.
You will receive an email to your IU email, notifying you of your eligibility for an award, the funding will automatically credit your bursar account. You can check your One.IU Student Center for the addition of this funding on your financial aid account entitled “Federal Emergency Relief Grant” or “Federal Emergency Relief Award”.
All award funds will be deposited to your designated bank account via Direct Deposit by the Office of the Bursar. If you have submitted an emergency application, the funds will be processed as designated on your application.
Please log in to the Direct Deposit of Bursar Refundsapp on https://one.iu.edu/ to verify your designated bank account information is up to date, or to set it up immediately.
No. If you received CRRSA Act funding, it will not impact your current/future financial aid package/awards.
Funds awarded are grants to students and do not require repayment.
IU South Bend is also offering a limited amount of additional emergency CRRSA Act funding through an emergency application process. All students requesting this additional emergency funding due to emergency expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic can complete this application
ALL STUDENTS who are experiencing financial difficulties may apply for the CRRSA Emergency Funds by completing this application.
Contact the Office of Financial Aids and Scholarships at sbfinaid@iusb.edu or by phone at 574-520-4357 if you have questions or need help.
Contact the Office of Financial Aids and Scholarships at sbfinaid@iusb.edu or by phone at 574-520-4357 if you have questions or need help.
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