CARES Act

Student Allocation

On April 15, 2020 Arcadia University signed and returned the Certification and Agreement for the CARES Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF). Arcadia intends to use no less than 50 percent ($1,281,566 total) of the funds received to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

Arcadia University estimates 2303 total eligible students.

Funding totals HEERF I

Date	Total Number of Students Awarded Funding HEERF I	Funding Awarded
5/12/2020	307	$351,407.00
6/22/2020	378	$446,672.00
8/10/2020	461	$538,213.00
9/15/2020	495	$921,420.00
11/15/2020	761	$1,281,566

Arcadia intends to use no less than 50 percent ($1,281,566 total) of the funds received from the HEERF II to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

Date	Total Number of Students Awarded Funding HEERF II	Funding Awarded
4/30/2021	489	$1,281,566

Arcadia intends to use no less than 50 percent ($3,314,433 total) of the funds received from the HEERF III to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

Date	Total Number of Students Awarded Funding HEERF II	Funding Awarded
10/10/2021	95	$312,810
12/31/2021	305	$1,175,657

Awarding Method (all HEERF Funds):

Students who demonstrated unexpected expenses or hardships related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus are asked to submit applications, as described below. The student applications are reviewed by a committee, which sorts the applications based on the severity of the disruption(s), with students who experienced more than one overlapping hardship being prioritized. Students are awarded funds based on the losses they showed, up to a set dollar amount, determined by taking an average of all the estimated expenses submitted. Students have more than one opportunity to apply for funds, in order to ensure that there would be ongoing opportunities for affected individuals to receive assistance up to an annual award cap of $6,300. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until funding is depleted. Due to limitations in funding, priority review will go to first-time applications.

What does CARES funding cover?

CARES funding can cover any unexpected educational related expenses due to the disruption of campus operations and can include:

Unexpected health care, childcare, travel, housing or food expenses
Purchase of a computer, printer, internet/hotspot or other course related supplies and materials required for online instruction

Some examples of what CARES funding cannot cover:

Loss of income or job
- Students whose 2021 family income is lower than the income listed on the 2021-2022 FAFSA might be eligible for additional aid consideration through Professional Judgement. Please email finaid@arcadia.edu for more information.
Loss of a deposit for abroad travel, course related travel, clinical rotations
Vehicle maintenance
Expenses that do not relate directly to the Arcadia student

How can a student apply for consideration?

To be considered students must be enrolled for at least 6 credits during summer 2021 or fall 2021

Contact Arcadia's Financial Aid Office by sending an email to FAReview@arcadia.edu with the subject line Covid Impact
Briefly summarize the financial impact COVID-19 has had on you (for example, additional food, housing, technology, health care expenses)
Follow the next steps provided by the Financial Aid team (which could include completing additional paperwork and/or answering some follow-up questions. A FAFSA is required to be on file for all non-international students