In light of some limitations on the TCSA’s capacity to distribute emergency funding to students while our office is closed, we would like to update students on some changes to our student funding programs. The Emergency Student Assistance Fund that we established at the end of March has proven to be difficult to sustain due to limitations with virtual banking capabilities. We have reverted back our emergency grocery funding program available for students who may need assistance with necessities such as groceries. As a result, the remaining $25,000 of our funding budget that was originally to be donated to Trent for the Student Rapid Relief Fund will remains under TCSA jurisdiction to distribute as part of our Grocery Assistance Program.
The TCSA Emergency Grocery Assistance Program is available to undergraduate students with Peterborough Symons campus as their home location. Students may apply for the Grocery Assistance Program once per semester. If you are in need of financial assistance to buy food for a certain period of time, fill out the form here to apply for consideration. Bursaries are provided in increments of $50 up to a maximum of $100.
Contact vpcampaigns@trentcentral.ca if you have any questions.