The SEFA Student Emergency Fund Application is now available. The SEFA is a limited emergency grant. The purpose of the grant is for students to use the grant towards emergency related situations, including rent, food insecurities, utility cutoff notifications, etc. The maximum amount the students can apply for is $500, and the grant is a once in a lifetime grant, meaning you can only receive it once. The additional criteria is as follows:

• Apply for financial by completing a FAFSA or CA Dream Act for the associated academic year
• Demonstrate financial need
• Be classified as a California Resident
• Enrolled in at least 9 CCSF units for the application term
  • At least 6 CCSF units for students participating in CCSF Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS)
• Complete Student Emergency Funds Application
• Meet Academic Standing Standards
  • 2.0 cumulative GPA
  • Completed 50% of all units attempted at CCSF
• Submit a typed personal statement explaining your financial hardship/extenuating circumstances
• Submit a comprehensive Student Education Plan
• Have a Faculty, Administrator, or Staff Recommendation Form
• Not be a previous recipient of the Student Emergency Funds
• Provide supporting documentation of the emergency
  • E.g. Proof of eviction notice, utility shut off notification, death of parent/spouse, or other proof of rent and/or food insecurities

Grants are awarded based on urgency of need, available funding, and exhaustion of all other funding resources/options. You can view the Student Emergency Funds Application online.

For assistance completing the application see: SEFA Application Walkthrough.

For questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@ccsf.edu or via our Financial Aid Virtual Help Counter.

All Students are strongly encouraged to sign up for Direct Deposit, since check pickup has been temporarily suspended due to COVID 19 until further notice.

Once you set up Direct Deposit, your disbursements will automatically be deposited into your bank account. Direct Deposit is faster, reliable, and more secure than waiting for a paper check in the mail. Additionally, there are no fees from CCSF for using Direct Deposit.

Enroll today following these simple steps:

1. Login to your CCSF Portal
2. Click on your myRAM Portal
3. Click on the Financial Aid tab
4. Click on the Direct Deposit button
5. Click on Manage Refunds
6. Select how you want to receive your refund and fill in the required information
   • If you receive a refund, it will be processed according to your refund selection

You can now apply for financial aid to use in the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. The 2021-2022 academic year covers Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022.

If you are eligible for the FAFSA, submit a 2021-2022 FAFSA online. You can use the Federal School Code 012874.

If you are eligible for the CA Dream, submit a 2021-2022 CA Dream online. You can use the School Code 00450200.

The priority filing deadline is March 2, 2021, so submit your application as soon as possible!

The SCEFA State Chancellor's Emergency Fund Application is now available. The SCEFA is a limited emergency grant that was allocated from the State Chancellor's Office to assist students through financial difficulties as a result of COVID 19. The award amount  is $500. The criteria is as follows:

• Currently enrolled in at least 6 semester units (or the quarterly equivalent).
• Demonstrate an emergency financial need.
• Qualify as low-income by meeting the requirements to receive a California College Promise Grant (CCPG) or is projected to receive a CCPG for the upcoming term.
• Earned a 2.0 grade point average at their current or prior institution in one of the previous three semester terms (or four quarter terms) OR a student who is receiving additional support or services through a community college's Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS).
• Enrolled in credit or noncredit courses (if enrolled in noncredit courses, student must be enrolled in a minimum of 2 courses).

You can view the State Chancellor's Emergency Fund Application online. For questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@ccsf.edu or via our Financial Aid Virtual Help Counter.

n at least 6 semester units (or the quarterly equivalent)

Eligibility

A qualified applicant:

• Was displaced from employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic

• Was not enrolled in a training program or institution of higher education at the time they were displaced from employment

• Has been unable to obtain employment that provides an average monthly wage that is equal to or greater than the average monthly wage received from their employment prior to the COVID-19 pandemic

• Meets the income and asset criteria to be eligible for a Cal Grant A award

• Is enrolled in an educational program at an institution of higher education, an adult vocational or community college.

• Students do not need to be meeting SAP

• Enrolled with no minimum unit requirement

How to apply:

Please visit the following page https://gsetg.csac.ca.gov/landing

• Students will be asked to login to their existing CSAC account, or be asked to create one. Students with a FAFSA or California Dream Act application on file will not need to provide financial information.

• Undocumented students with a California Dream Act ID will be able to apply using the online application. Undocumented students without a California Dream Act ID should reach out to CSAC at GSETGP@csac.ca.gov to receive a short, supplemental application form to verify income and other eligibility criteria.