Current Phase–BLUE

Any questions can be directed to erica.kruckenberg@salinatech.edu.

Please continue to check your canvas and school emails for any updates from school faculty members. Online classes will continue as scheduled.

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law on March 27, 2020, created education stabilization funds available through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). At least half of these funds must provide students with access to emergency financial aid grants to help cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.

Salina Area Technical College has received funds totaling $203,959 for institutional and student use from the Department of Education under the CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Of that amount, $101,980 is to be used toward our student’s needs. SATC has signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. As of October 30, 2020, SATC has awarded students $101,960. For Spring 2020, 40 students applied and have benefited from the funds available out of 128 students eligible. For Fall 2020, 65 additional students who were Pell-eligible received funding ranging from $500-860. From Spring 2021 through Fall 2o21, 87 additional students received Emergency Financial Aid Grants totaling $109,415 using both student and institutional funds ranging from $500-$2000 each.

This fund was created to assist college students whose lives have been disrupted, many of whom are facing financial challenges and struggling to make ends meet. The funds can be used to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care).

Students are able to apply for emergency aid by filling out the COVID-19 Student Emergency Aid Application. Applicants will be evaluated on the following scoring criteria:

• Completeness of application information

• Student need based on employment, the number of family, etc.

• How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted you (as a student0 and your household)

• How would the funding help you complete your SATC educational goals?

Students must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Enrolled on/after March 13, 2020 attending an in-person course(s) on SATC’s campus.

• A degree-seeking student (technical certificate or associates degree)

• Eligible to receive Title IV financial aid. This eligibility is evaluated through the completion of the FAFSA.

• Experienced expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.

Award amounts will be based on student’s individual needs, the number of applications submitted, and balance in the fund. No repayment is required for these awards and they will not be included in future financial aid application reporting requirements.

If you have any questions while filling out the application or after you have submitted it, please contact the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@salinatech.edu.