More than 5,000 schools are getting $6 billion in emergency funding from the federal government. They're required to pass the money directly to students who have had to spend because of the coronavirus
Media coverage of the coronavirus aid package has correctly described why college students can’t collect stimulus checks. The bill awards $500 per dependent child to qualified taxpayers. But dependents aged 17-24 get zero and are not entitled to their own $1,200 checks. What’s been missing from the coverage: millions of college students who have been hit with unexpected expenses are entitled to cash grants from their schools.
sent last week by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to college and university presidents. “The program was designed with maximum flexibility,” says Justin Draeger,The letter suggests a cap of $6,195 per student, which is equivalent to the maximum amount of federal Pell grants for low- and moderate-income students.
When schools applied for funds, they were informed that they had a year to distribute the student grants. Davis says Purdue may make grants over time. “There’s an expectation that this emergency isn’t over tomorrow,” she says. “It’s going to continue for a while.”
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