You can apply for the Fee Relief Grant at the beginning of the academic year until the application closes in April. Application review occurs continuously throughout the academic year.

Applications submitted during the open submission window will be reviewed continuously throughout the academic year. Students will hear back by the end of the semester which they applied.

The Fee Relief Grant application is available to most students, including international, undocumented, undergraduate, graduate, and SDSU Imperial Valley students. Students must pay the Student Health and Wellness Fee and the Instructionally Related Activities Fee in order to be eligible to receive the Fee Relief Grant as it is a refund of those two fee increases. Global Campus and SDSU Georgia students may not be eligible due to not paying the Student Health Fee and Wellness and Instructionally Related Activities Fee. Please reach out to Dustin Adkins at [email protected] or the Basic Needs Center at [email protected] for specific questions regarding eligibility to apply.

The Fee Relief Grant is an estimated $105 per semester, for a total maximum amount of $210 per academic year.

3% of the funds collected for the 2019 fee increase to the Instructionally Related Activities Fee and the Student Health and Wellness Fee are set aside to support students who are unable to pay the fee increase amount.

You can submit an application for the Fee Relief Grant each year. Students who are awarded will be awarded for each semester (fall and spring) that they are enrolled in for the academic year. Students who are not awarded may reapply.

If you have applied for the Fee Relief Grant for the current academic year, please reach out to Dustin Adkins at [email protected] to check on the status of your application. Please note that due to the volume of applications, review may take until the end of the semester which you applied.

You can apply whenever you have a need for the Fee Relief Grant. We encourage students to apply for the Fee Relief Grant for any and all semesters they feel the fee is impacting their financial situation. Students who are awarded will be awarded for each semester they are enrolled for the full academic year.

No, you will be awarded for the full academic year automatically if you are enrolled in both semesters (fall and spring). If you are only enrolled in one semester, you will only be awarded for that semester.

No, you can only apply once you are enrolled and attending SDSU after the application period has opened.

You can still be eligible for the Fee Relief Grant even with a balance on your student account, but the refund may go toward paying your balance rather than to you directly.

Yes, students who receive financial aid are eligible to apply for the Fee Relief Grant.
Please note, receiving the grant will not impact future financial aid eligibility but your financial aid may be affected during the semester(s) in which you receive the award. Please contact the Cal Coast Student Financial Center for more detailed information.

Disbursement of the Fee Relief Grant will follow the normal university policy for disbursing funds to student accounts. Funds will be applied to university charges first, if there are no university charges on your account, the funds will be disbursed via direct deposit or a check will be mailed to the address listed on my.SDSU. Students with no room in their financial aid package may have the Fee Relief Grant applied to reduce their outstanding loan amount if that is an option. Disbursement of the Fee Relief Grant will not occur until after the university census date each semester (typically mid-semester).

No, receiving the grant will not impact future financial aid eligibility but your financial aid may be affected during the semester(s) in which you receive the award. Please contact the Cal Coast Student Financial Center for more detailed information.

The Fee Relief Grant application is available to most students, including international, undocumented, undergraduate, and graduate students. Students must pay the Student Health and Wellness Fee and the Instructionally Related Activies Fee in order to be eligible to receive the Fee Relief Grant since it is a refund of those two fee increases.

We are able to award the Fee Relief grant based on the funds available (3% of fees received) to students who clearly expressed financial need by fully completing the application. The amount available may have been exhausted earlier in the semester, or your application may have been incomplete. We encourage you to apply early in the semester for future awards. If you are experiencing financial hardship, we encourage you to access the resources below.

For questions, you may email Dustin Adkins at [email protected] or the Basic Needs Center at [email protected].

• The Basic Needs Center aims to connect students to resources that address their basic needs and has a variety of programs, services, and more available to all students.
• For students seeking support with an unforeseen economic crisis, please reach out to the Economic Crisis Response Team where you can be connected to a variety of resources.
• Cal Coast financial representatives as well as SDSU peer counselors are available for one-on-one Financial Education Sessions to meet with students to answer questions related to personal finances. Please visit the Cal Coast Student Financial Center to learn more.
• CalFresh enrollment specialists are available to assist eligible students in the application
  process. Visit with an enrollment specialist to see if you can sign up for the food assistance program.
• SDSU Aztec Scholarships allows students to apply for university grants via one application. If you haven’t already, make sure to complete your application.
• Handshake is a recruiting platform for SDSU students and alumni. Handshake helps connect you with employers and source jobs, internships, event information, and On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) opportunities. If you haven’t already, make sure to create an account on Handshake! Visit Career Services to learn more.