CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Statement

At Southern New Hampshire University, we know many of our students are facing significant challenges due to the ongoing pandemic. To assist students who have been impacted financially, SNHU is distributing Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds via the CARES Act, the Corona Virus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and the American Recovery Plan. These Higher Education Emergency Relief programs supply funding for institutions to provide emergency financial aid grants to students who have been impacted by the pandemic, many of whom are facing financial challenges and struggling to make ends meet.

These funding programs require all colleges and universities participating in the programs to provide access to the following information.

A link to the Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for SNHU can be found here: SNHU Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report.

Current Status of Available Funds

All relief funds received by Southern New Hampshire University have been exhausted as of 06/30/2022.

A link to the Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for SNHU can be found here: SNHU Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report

• Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has signed and returned to the Department of Education the CARES Act Certification and Agreement. This document is an assurance that SNHU has used, or intends to use, no less than 50% of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
• The total amount of funds that the SNHU will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is $2,747,004.
• The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this submission is $2,661,435.
• The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 2,409.
• The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 2,345.
• SNHU‘s method of evaluating eligibility was based on the student being Title IV eligible and based off the student's Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants, and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. (Note: As of the 24/25 year, the EFC has been replaced by the Student Aid Index (SAI) as a calculation of need.)

Corona Virus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

The total amount of funds that SNHU has received from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II to the Institution is $11,913,463.

The total amount of funds that SNHU has received from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II to Students is $24,493,379.

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Student Messaging

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University will be distributing government funding to students who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II.

SNHU partnered with Edquity to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief funding. Edquity is an emergency aid platform for colleges and simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app.

You can apply for Higher Education Emergency Relief funding through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co. Please be sure to use one email address throughout the entire process. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and Edquity will provide you with a notification date if you are eligible.

If you are approved, you will receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. HEERF funds disbursed through Edquity do not need to be repaid; they are meant to provide financial relief during challenging times.

If you have any questions about SNHU’s partnership with Edquity, please email studentfinance@snhu.edu to connect with a Finance Counselor.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Additional Emergency Funding Available
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. Given the demonstrated need among our students, SNHU has made more funds available through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges that simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app.

We recognize that you applied previously and were denied funding at that time. With the new funds available, please re-apply through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by July 25. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Once approved, you will receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. Emergency aid funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid; they are meant to provide financial relief during challenging times.

If you have any questions about applying for emergency grant funding, or SNHU’s partnership with Edquity, please email studentfinance@snhu.edu.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for emergency aid funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by August 13. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Emergency aid funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

If you’re unable to resolve your balance by the end of the term, you may be deregistered from future term(s) and/or a financial hold may be placed on your account, preventing future registrations.

If you use financial aid to cover tuition and that isn’t reflected on your statement, please be sure you’ve signed a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) and completed an Entrance Loan Counseling session at studentaid.gov.

Please email your advisor at advising@snhu.edu or Student Financial Services at studentfinance@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for emergency aid funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by August 17. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Please note that the link provided is for those students who have been invited to apply.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Emergency aid funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

If you’re unable to resolve your balance by the end of the term, you may be deregistered from future term(s) and/or a financial hold may be placed on your account, preventing future registrations.

If you use financial aid to cover tuition and that isn’t reflected on your statement, please be sure you’ve signed a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) and completed an Entrance Loan Counseling session at studentaid.gov.

Please email your advisor at advising@snhu.edu or Student Financial Services at studentfinance@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Alumni (alumni@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: alumni@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding
Pre-Header: [Name], you may be eligible for government funding.
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University will be distributing government funding to alumni who graduated from SNHU between April 1, 2020, and Aug. 1, 2021, and have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II.

Southern New Hampshire University has partnered with Edquity to distribute HEERF funding. Edquity is an emergency aid platform for colleges and simplifies the funding application process for students with a secure mobile-friendly app.

You can apply for HEERF funding through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co through Sept. 30, 2021. Please be sure to use one email address throughout the entire process. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and Edquity will provide you with a notification date if you’re eligible.

If you’re approved, you’ll receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. HEERF funds disbursed through Edquity do not need to be repaid; they are meant to provide financial relief during challenging times.

If you have questions about SNHU’s partnership with Edquity, please email studentfinance@snhu.edu to connect with a finance counselor.

Student Financial Services
studentfinance@snhu.edu | 877.455.7648

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for emergency aid funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by October 1. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Please note that the link provided is for those students who have been invited to apply.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Emergency aid funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

If you’re unable to resolve your balance by the end of the term, you may be deregistered from future term(s) and/or a financial hold may be placed on your account, preventing future registrations.

If you use financial aid to cover tuition and that isn’t reflected on your statement, please be sure you’ve signed a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) and completed an Entrance Loan Counseling session at studentaid.gov.

Please email your advisor at advising@snhu.edu or Student Financial Services at studentfinance@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for emergency aid funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by October 15. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Please note that the link provided is for those students who have been invited to apply.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Emergency aid funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

If you’re unable to resolve your balance by the end of the term, you may be deregistered from future term(s) and/or a financial hold may be placed on your account, preventing future registrations.

If you use financial aid to cover tuition and that isn’t reflected on your statement, please be sure you’ve signed a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) and completed an Entrance Loan Counseling session at studentaid.gov.

Please email your advisor at advising@snhu.edu or Student Financial Services at studentfinance@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for emergency aid funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by October 14. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Please note that the link provided is for those students who have been invited to apply.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Emergency aid funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

If you’re unable to resolve your balance by the end of the term, you may be deregistered from future term(s) and/or a financial hold may be placed on your account, preventing future registrations.

If you use financial aid to cover tuition and that isn’t reflected on your statement, please be sure you’ve signed a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) and completed an Entrance Loan Counseling session at studentaid.gov.

Please email Student Financial Services at sfscfa@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by December 3. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Please note that the link provided is for those students who have been invited to apply.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

Please email your advisor at advising@snhu.edu or Student Financial Services at studentfinance@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Apply for emergency aid through Edquity
Body Copy:

Your student account currently shows a past due balance. Please check your term account statement to confirm what's owed.

Southern New Hampshire University is committed to making higher education as accessible and affordable as possible. If you’re having trouble reducing your account balance, you may want to consider applying for funds through Edquity, an emergency aid platform for colleges.

You can apply for Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co by December 3. Completing the application takes about seven minutes, and you will be notified via email with a decision within 24 hours. Please note that the link provided is for those students who have been invited to apply.

If you are approved, you can decide how you’d like the funds disbursed: directly to you or applied toward your SNHU student account. Any excess funds not applied toward your balance will be returned to you via BankMobile. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds disbursed via Edquity do not need to be repaid.

Please email your advisor at academicadvising@snhu.edu or Student Financial Services at sfscampus@snhu.edu for help or with any questions.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding Available
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University has partnered with Edquity to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF) to students as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Edquity is an emergency aid platform for colleges that simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app.Funding availability is determined based on the order in which you apply for funding. Please note, funds are limited and not guaranteed.

You can apply for these funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co.

If approved, you will receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding disbursed through Edquity does not need to be repaid; it is meant to provide financial relief during challenging times.

If you have any questions about SNHU’s partnership with Edquity, please email studentfinance@snhu.edu to connect with a Finance Counselor.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University has partnered with Edquity to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF) to students as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Edquity is an emergency aid platform for colleges that simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app. Funding availability is determined based on the order in which you apply for funding. Please note, funds are limited and not guaranteed.

You can apply for these funds through the Edquity app at app.edquity.co.

If approved, you will receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding disbursed through Edquity does not need to be repaid; it is meant to provide financial relief during challenging times.

If you have any questions about SNHU's partnership with Edquity, please email sfscampus@snhu.edu to connect with a Finance Counselor.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: [Name] apply for emergency aid funds
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University has partnered with Edquity to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF) to students as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Edquity is an emergency aid platform for colleges that simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app. Funding availability is determined based on the order in which you apply for funding. Please note, funds are limited and not guaranteed.

If approved, you will receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding disbursed through Edquity does not need to be repaid; it is meant to provide financial relief from ongoing and lingering effects of the pandemic.

If you have any questions about SNHU's partnership with Edquity, please email studentfinance@snhu.edu to connect with a finance counselor.

Student Financial Services

From: Student Financial Services (studentfinance@snhu.edu)
Reply-to: studentfinance@snhu.edu
Subject Line: [Name] apply for emergency aid funds
Body Copy:

Southern New Hampshire University has partnered with Edquity to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF) to students as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Edquity is an emergency aid platform for colleges that simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app. Funding availability is determined based on the order in which you apply for funding. Please note, funds are limited and not guaranteed.

If approved, you will receive information on the disbursement of awarded funds directly from Edquity. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding disbursed through Edquity does not need to be repaid; it is meant to provide financial relief from ongoing and lingering effects of the pandemic.

If you have any questions about SNHU's partnership with Edquity, please email sfscampus@snhu.edu to connect with a finance counselor.

Student Financial Services

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 10am ET
To: Manchester Promise students
From: Lynn Murray-Chandler (sfscampus@snhu.edu)
Subject:

As a student in SNHU’s Manchester Promise program, you are eligible for a one-time grant of $2,000 from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), part of the American Rescue Plan.

HEERF funding does not need to be repaid; it is meant to provide financial relief during challenging times. You can use these funds to help set yourself up for success as you head into your first summer as a college student. You can use it to pay for essentials like food, housing, and transportation – whatever you need to continue building on your successful first year at SNHU.

SNHU has partnered with Beam to distribute HEERF funds. Beam is an emergency aid platform for colleges that simplifies the funding application process for students with a mobile-friendly app. Please have your SNHU student ID number ready and use your SNHU email address when completing the application.
You can apply for these funds by clicking here: >.

[BUTTON:] Apply for Funding Today

Please note that this is a unique link meant only for you; do not forward or share this link. Once you complete the quick and easy application, Beam will you send you information directly about receiving your awarded funds. Funds are typically awarded within 24 hours.
Remember that we are here for you in every step of this process! Dr. Lynn Murray-Chandler and your academic advisor, >, are both ready to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you,
Dr. Lynn Murray-Chandler

Methodology

For the SNHU Spring of 22’ HEERF campaigns the criteria used was:

• EFC between 0 - 10,000
• Making academic progress
• Enrolled in the current term & future term
• Campus & Online eligible
• No PhD
• No Course Work Only
• Excludes Secondary Confirmation
• Excludes First Term Academic Intervention

For Active students who also had a balance the criteria used was:

• Active students with a past due balance over $500 at risk of deregistration
• Students with a previous $1,500 disbursement via Edquity were excluded.

For the Advisor referral program, the criteria used was:

• Active students on an advisor caseload enrolled (not registered) in the last 6 terms
• Students identified through personal referrals and conversations about direct impact of COVID-19.
• There are no restrictions for students who had received a prior disbursement via Edquity.

For the SNHU Alumni Program the criteria used was:

• Students who graduated between April 2020 and August 2021
• LDA after March 13, 2020
• Students with a previous $1,500 disbursement via Edquity were excluded
• Staff were excluded

For the students who had left SNHU during the pandemic but had an outstanding balance e the criteria used was:

• Active students with a past due balance over $500 at risk of deregistration
• Students with a previous $1,500 disbursement via Edquity were excluded.

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP)

The total amount of funds that SNHU has received from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III to the Institution $9,765,472.

The total amount of funds that SNHU has received from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III to Students is $51,011,512.

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Methodology

For the international students who were enrolled in and who may have graduate from SNHU the criteria used was:

• Active or graduated from the GEM program are eligible for up to $1500 US dollars. Conferred students receive up to $1000 US dollars

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Methodology

Program Eligibility & Selection:

Program funds are student facing and distributed on behalf of learners who were otherwise not be financially able to pursue higher education AND who completed their public high school education in Manchester during the COVID-19 pandemic. As each institution has their own policies and procedures, each HEI navigated the selection process as they felt appropriate. The process, at minimum, had to consider financial need and how to build a supportive environment around these learners to maximize their persistence and outcomes.

SNHU admission worked with the Manchester school district and their guidance counselors, faculty, and district leadership to identify potential candidates. There were also eligible students who had applied to SNHU but had expressed concerns about their inability to financially attend the University.