Earlier this fiscal year, the CUNY SPH Foundation’s board of directors opted to create the “Student Resiliency Fund” to provide for all student-related emergency support efforts. This included the existing Student Emergency Fund, plus a new Tuition Debt Relief Fund and a Need-Based Scholarship Fund. In total, the Foundation raised $168,253 for the fund as broken down below.
Here is what the Foundation has expended so far:
Emergency Fund
The most common emergencies have been related to housing and food insecurity.
| Awards Granted |
59 |
| Total Amount Awarded |
$61,574 |
| Average Award Amount |
$1,043 |
| Smallest Award |
$150 |
| Largest Award |
$5,293 |
Tuition Debt Relief Fund
The $125M CUNY Comeback Program instituted by Governor Cuomo superseded our own tuition debt relief program this year, but the funds remain in place for future tuition debt relief.
| 2 awards issued for |
$3,409 |
| Average grant |
$1,700 |
Need-Based Scholarship Fund
Awards will commence fall 2021 in the form of twenty $2,500 scholarships for continuing students.
