Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: Frequently Asked Questions from Students about the Higher Education Emergency Relief Student Grants
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Frequently asked questions from students about the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund student grants made through the CARES Act. It says the emergency financial aid grants do not need to be repaid and, citing the Internal Revenue Service, that they are not includible in a student's gross income because they are qualified disaster relief payments under section 139. The grants can be used for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, including eligible cost-of-attendance expenses such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care and child care.
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Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
Frequently Asked Questions from Students about the Higher Education
Emergency Relief Student Grants
1. Do I have to repay the emergency financial aid grant I received from my university through the
CARES Act?
No. The funds provided by the CARES Act are grants, so they do not need to be repaid.
2. I am a student who received an emergency financial aid grant from my university through the
CARES Act. Is this grant includible in my gross income?
No. According to the Internal Revenue Service, “Emergency financial aid grants under the
CARES Act for unexpected expenses, unmet financial need, or expenses related to the disruption
of campus operations on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as unexpected expenses for
food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or childcare, are qualified disaster relief
payments under section 139.”
For more information please visit: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-higher-education-
emergency-relief-fund-and-emergency-financial-aid-grants-under-the-cares-act.
3. What can emergency financial aid grants provided by the CARES Act be used for?
Emergency financial aid grants to students can be used for 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). Please
click here for more information about what is included in a student’s cost of attendance.
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