MataCare Emergency Relief Grant for Fire-Impacted Students

Academic Year 2024-2025

The MataCare Emergency Relief Grant for Fire-Impacted Students offers financial assistance to eligible students who have been affected by recent fire-related events in the Los Angeles area. This one-time award aims to help ease the burden of students facing financial challenges due to these unforeseen circumstances.

Award Amount: Eligible applicants may receive a $500, one-time financial award.

Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for this award, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Be enrolled in Spring 2025 as a matriculated student.
  • Maintain a minimum enrollment of three(3) units for the Spring 2025 term.
  • Submit an application for the Emergency Relief Grant for Fire-Impacted Students.
  • Applicant must have a qualifying expense.


Award
$500
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Emergency financial needs must be related to Fire related circumstances from a prepopulated attestation.
    • I reside in a fire-impacted area and have lost my home or have been evacuated due to the Eaton Fire.
    • I reside in a fire-impacted area and have lost my home or have been evacuated due to the Pacific Palisades Fire.
    • I worked in a fire-impacted area and lost my employment due to the Eaton Fire
    • I worked in a fire-impacted area and lost my employment due to the Pacific Palisades Fire.
  2. I live in the following Zip Code:
  3. If applicable, provide the name of the employer and zip code where located.
  4. Please provide a brief statement on how you have been impacted by the fire:
  5. I attest that I reside in the fire-impacted area as described above and that the information provided on this application is true and authentic.

    Disclosure: Zip codes will be validated for relief eligibility. Falsified information will result in automatic denial.