CARES Funding Information
We know the past few months have been difficult for everyone with new challenges and new obstacles. Our mission at Arkansas Tech University is to support and empower students in their quest to transform their lives.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was passed by Congress to help provide economic relief from the national emergency created by COVID-19. One portion of the CARES Act established the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) which provides the opportunity for emergency financial aid grants to help cover a student's expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
CARES/HEERF Act grants will be administered by Arkansas Tech, and awarded to:
- Current undergraduate or graduate students,
- Who have a FAFSA on file,
- Are eligible to receive Title IV (federal loans, grants, and work-study) funds, and
- Are not enrolled in an exclusively online program.
The exclusively online programs are:
Undergraduate:
Logistics
RN to BSN
Graduate:
MBA - all options
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Special Education B-K Licensure
Special Education K-12 Licensure
M.Ed. Special Education K-12
Special Education Endorsement
M.S. Health Informatics
M.Ed. Instructional Technology (both options)
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy - Dyslexia Therapist
M.S.N. Nursing Administration and Emergency Management
Online Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
These grant funds are to help cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus. Allowable funding requests are to help cover food, technology, housing, health care, child care, and/or course materials.
Arkansas Tech will use an application to determine eligibility for the grant. Processing time may take up to two weeks.
Students who may be eligible for funding for the Spring 2020 term should:
- Click APPLY below, sign in to your account, and submit the application as instructed.
OR
- Log in to OneTech.
- Click on the Tuition & Aid tab.
- Submit the application, located in the upper left of the page, as instructed.
If awarded, the funds will be processed with Tech's refund process. If you are signed up for direct deposit, your grant will be deposited directly into your account. If you are not signed up for direct deposit, your grant will be sent to the mailing address on the system. You can sign up for direct deposit at least two days prior to award.
To sign up for direct deposit, a student should:
- Log in to OneTech.
- Click on the Tuition & Aid tab.
- Click on Enroll in Direct Deposit in the center of the page.
Consistent with the Department of Education's regulations, the grant will not be used to cover any current charges you may owe the university.
The funding each school receives is limited, so the grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is depleted.
For more information about the CARES/HEERF Act Grants contact the Financial Aid Office at fa.help@atu.edu.
APPLY
Disbursement INFORMATION
This information will be updated as applications are processed.
Frequently Asked Questions
The above are only examples.
You do not have to provide receipts, just choose the one(s) which best fit your individual situation.
It is okay. It is an anticipated graduation date, for information purposes only.
It is okay. This is the major on the system as of now, but like the graduation date, it is just for information purposes only.
Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted to students who:
- Are current undergraduate or graduate students,
- Have a FAFSA on file,
- Are eligible to receive Title IV (federal loans, grants, and work-study) funds, and
- Are not enrolled in an exclusively online program.
Currently, the exclusively online undergraduate programs are:
Undergraduate:
Logistics
RN to BSN
Graduate:
MBA - all options
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Special Education B-K Licensure
Special Education K-12 Licensure
M.Ed. Special Education K-12
Special Education Endorsement
M.S. Health Informatics
M.Ed. Instructional Technology (both options)
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy - Dyslexia Therapist
M.S.N. Nursing Administration and Emergency Management
Online Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
In order to be eligible for an award you must:
- Be a current undergraduate or graduate student,
- Have a FAFSA on file,
- Be eligible to receive Title IV (federal loans, grants, and work-study) funds, and
- Be enrolled in a program OTHER than an exclusively online program.
Another reason you may be ineligible for funding is that Tech is out of funds.
Currently, the exclusively online undergraduate programs are:
Undergraduate:
Logistics
RN to BSN
Graduate:
MBA - all options
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Special Education B-K Licensure
Special Education K-12 Licensure
M.Ed. Special Education K-12
Special Education Endorsement
M.S. Health Informatics
M.Ed. Instructional Technology (both options)
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy - Dyslexia Therapist
M.S.N. Nursing Administration and Emergency Management
Online Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
