Eligibility
This fund is open to all students pursuing a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, regardless of residency and/or citizenship status.
Preference will be given to:
under-represented minority, first-generation, and low-income students
good academic standing (2.0 GPA or better)
minimum of 12 completed credit hours at UNL
students demonstrating a pattern of continuous enrollment
Federal Pell-eligibility is not necessary for the purpose of establishing economic need.
Priority will be given to eligible students who are close to graduation (i.e., needing 30 or fewer credit hours for degree completion.)
Guidelines
Grants will be based upon a determination of a student’s financial need and only after all resources available from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid have been exhausted. Students are encouraged to visit the Husker Hub in 102 Canfield Administration before applying for the fund to explore alternative funding sources. The college will verify the student has met with Husker Hub before granting any funding.
A student may receive a CAS Cares grant up to 3 times over the course of their enrollment at UNL.
CAS Cares funds are not intended to offset long-term or ongoing expenses but to help students manage short-term, unanticipated, or emergency needs.
Grants may be used to pay for living and daily transportation expenses, healthcare, childcare, tuition, and fees/learning expenses. Other planned expenditures from this fund may be approved by the Dean’s Office.
Apply
Eligible students in the college may apply for a CAS Cares grant at any time, no more than once in a semester.
Academic advisors, faculty, and staff may also make confidential referrals by contacting the college’s Senior Director of Advising and Student Success, Christina Fielder at cfielder@unl.edu.
https://cas.unl.edu/cas-cares-application
More details at: https://cas.unl.edu/cas-cares