Emergency Grant 2023-2024

Emergency Grant 2023-2024

CalArts Emergency Grants are designed to provide assistance to currently enrolled students who are struggling with a personal crisis or an emergency situation. For some students, the financial impact of a fire, temporary homelessness, an unexpected auto expense, injury or loss of a family member could drastically affect their success.

Qualified students in good standing are rendered assistance in the form of single, one-time per semester awards. Please be prepared to authenticate your request for financial assistance. Emergency funding is not intended to provide ongoing relief for recurring expenses, such as rent or car payments, tuition or enrollment related expenses, or expenses resulting from failure to follow CalArts policies or municipal laws. These awards are not loans that students are expected to repay. The value of the award will range in response to the needs of the student and the availability of funding, but is commonly between $100 and $200.

Non-degree seeking students are ineligible (example: Exchange programs)

This emergency grant CANNOT be used for tuition assistance or projects.

Please complete the form below to the best of your ability and be prepared to authenticate your financial request. Be sure to leave a reliable form of communication such as your student email address and/or phone number. All applications are carefully reviewed within 1-3 business days after submission.

(Application updated on 10.26.23)

Chosen Name (for communication)

First Name

Last Name

Name (Legal name is required for us to issue a check)*

First Name

Last Name

CalArts Student ID#*

Cell Phone*

CalArts Email *

I am requesting funding for:*

Transportation Emergency Food Insecurity Housing Insecurity Medical Emergency Automobile Emergency

Other:

Amount requesting (please breakdown if you chose multiple areas above)*

Explanation *

Please indicate why you are requesting these funds, for example why the emergency need, where you are traveling, how you will be traveling

Please upload your proof of need here.

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

(ex. bank statement, receipts, estimates, bills)

Please review the following information before submitting this form:

You must be an enrolled student and in good standing to receive emergency funds
Funds will be provided through Paymerang, our direct deposit system
You will be notified of the result via email
If additional information is needed from you, someone will contact you via your CalArts email or cell number you provided.
Please note that for compliance reasons, we must share information regarding the amount of emergency funding you receive with the Financial Aid Office. Funds received could impact your other aid, and we want to confirm that this will not affect the amount of emergency funding that you are requesting. We want to ensure that these funds go directly to you to cover your immediate needs. If you have questions concerning your financial aid package, please email finaid@calarts.edu.
Emergency funds are considered taxable and reportable to the IRS.

CalArts is here to support you during this challenging time. If you have additional questions or concerns beyond these financial matters, please reach out to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Health and Wellness at wellness@calarts.edu.

Application Information

Health and Wellness Approval

Financial Aid Approval