The Colin Powell School has an emergency grant program to assist students who are in our majors who are unable to cover living expenses—food, housing, utility bills.
Please reach out to Charlene Darbassie at
cdarbassie@ccny.cuny.edu
for details and for an application.
Student Emergency Funding
at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
Application Request for Emergency Funding.
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTACTING AND SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
Student Emergency Grants at the Colin Powell School serve to support students who encounter short term financial emergencies.
Emergency Grants are available to students who are having difficulty covering essential expenses, including food, housing, utility bills. To be eligible, students must have completed at least one semester at CCNY. They must be a Colin Powell School major, and they must be in good standing, with GPAs above 2.0.
What expenses might be covered by emergency funds?
Expenses considered for emergency grants include (but are not limited to):
• Assistance in paying for food or other basic necessities due to recent unemployment or recent financial difficulty
• Overdue utilities bills and shut-off notices
• Rent that is more than one month in arrears
• Medical, dental or vision bills, including prescription medications, for uninsured necessary procedures for student or for immediate family member
Basic Criteria for Emergency Grant:
♦ Student MUST BE ENROLLED in a matriculated program at the Colin Powell School and in classes for the semester they are requesting funding ♦
*Your application and documents will be kept confidential.
Please contact
Ms. Charlene Darbassie,
Office Administrator
cdarbassie@ccny.cuny.edu
Please include this information when you email or contact Ms. Darbassie.
Your Full name (as it appears on CUNY first) AND EMPL ID
Department you are enrolled in
• Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies
• Economics and Business
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
Last Updated: 08/30/2023 08:59