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Mental Health Emergency Grant
This fund helps make mental health services more accessible and can alleviate some of the financial barriers and stress of receiving treatment. Students may only be awarded emergency funding one time and documentation (medical bills, receipts, invoices, etc.) is required to be considered for an award.
ELIGIBILITY
- Currently enrolled in at least 3 credit hours (undergraduate and graduate/professional).
- Students must have a current FAFSA on file.
- The maximum award is $500.
- An application must include documentation clearly showing both the student’s name and the exact cost of the expense(s).
- Students may only receive emergency funding one time.
APPROVED MENTAL HEALTH EXPENSES
- Intensive treatment programs (IOP, PHP)
- Counseling/therapy sessions
- Student health insurance premium—to receive mental health treatment.
- Co-pays
- Medications
APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Application: Please complete the application and submit all appropriate documentation. All information will be kept confidential.
2. Award Decision: The Dean of Student Success will be the only person reviewing the application. You will be contacted via your KC e-mail account, typically within 3-5 business days. If approved, the message will also include how much funding will be awarded. Students will be notified regardless of the outcome.
3. Payment: KC works diligently to process funding as quickly as possible. Awards will be applied directly to the student’s account. Once funding is applied to your account, our student finance team will submit a check request and payment will be issued to you in the form of a check. Checks typically take 7-10 business days to arrive.
You can find the form Below
Mental Health Emergency Grant
This fund helps make mental health services more accessible and can alleviate some of the financial barriers and stress of receiving treatment. Students may only be awarded emergency funding one time and documentation (medical bills, receipts, invoices, etc.) is required to be considered for an award.