Emergency Fund for Low-Income Students at RISD Raises Over $80K
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A group of five current RISD students and one alum have teamed together to start a GoFundMe page for low-income students affected by school closure and coronavirus.
As of Monday, the GoFundMe page has raised more than $81,000.
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As GoLocalProv reported, schools across the state and the country are moving classes online and asking students to move off-campus to stop the spread of coronavirus.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe GoFundMe page reads:
This is an emergency fund for low-income students at The Rhode Island School of Design affected by school closure and the COVID-19 epidemic. We are currently accepting Google forms from RISD students in need requesting emergency financial help and will be posting digitized money transfers from all donations collected.
We currently have over 1,000 signatures and counting on our petition "Petition for the Partial Refund of Tuition and Fees," in which we are asking the institution for partial tuition refund to compensate for the loss of access to studio space as well as any related lab or equipment fees.
While it will be a great victory for students if we get reimbursed for fees we will not be utilizing, we understand that students who rely solely on financial aid will NOT be receiving a significant or any monetary refunds to support their transition to working and living remotely.
Unfortunately, the institution has not yet addressed how to support low-income students in this transition. We hope that we as a community and student body can help our peers that need financial help, the help they deserve and need. Thank you.
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