(Updated 7/2022) | The purpose of this Fund is to be used exclusively by the Foundation to provide help and support to enrolled students of Charleston School of Law (“Law School”) experiencing unforeseen crisis situations. The Fund shall be used by the Law School to provide short-term financial hardship assistance distributions to enrolled students of Law School to help cover essential needs such as housing, food, and medical care.
For purposes of the use of the Fund, the term “unforeseen crisis circumstances” shall mean grave misfortune of a student for reasons beyond the individual’s control. Examples include:
- (1) a need resulting directly from an identifiable, sudden, and unexpected event;
- (2) the inability to provide for the basic necessities of life, such as food, housing, and other basic sustenance;
- (3) unusual and uninsured medical or travel expenses caused by severe illness or accident;
- (4) death in the family;
- (5) uninsured losses caused by fire, crime, flood, or other disasters; or
- (6) insupportable indebtedness occurring for reasons beyond the individual’s control.
The event must be unlikely to recur or to continue for a long period of time. Distributions shall not be provided for expenses covered by insurance or other sources. There is currently a $500 cap for each grant and it is a one-time grant per student.
Application and contact
If you feel you meet the criteria to apply for one of these grants, please complete the application below and email it to awards@charlestonschooloflawfoundation.org.
