A UNC emergency fund is aiming to help students financially impacted by COVID-19, which disrupted the university’s spring semester.

The university announced Friday morning the Carolina Student Impact Fund is now being used to help students face any unexpected financial burdens due to the ongoing spread of the new coronavirus. A release from UNC said the fund will be used for students who might have experienced the loss of an off-campus job from layoffs, an unexpected trip home from campus or urgent need for critical supplies amid the reaction to COVID-19. The fund is specifically meant to help with expenses regarding food, housing, travel costs and technology.

The Carolina Student Impact Fund, which is supported by private donors, was previously established to help students who are affected by natural disasters.

“Carolina is, at its heart, its people, and that includes Tar Heels near and far,” Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said in a statement. “We know our students are coping with financial hardships and anxieties in these uncertain times and this fund will not only ease the burdens they face in the short term, but make a huge difference for them and their families in the long term.”

Guskiewicz also thanked UNC alumni and others who have sent the university messages asking how to help students amid its announcements of online instruction and reduced campus operations in a tweet on Friday.

Rachelle Feldman, associate provost and director of scholarships and student aid at Carolina, said the fund has already helped many students return from studies in countries with high numbers of COVID-19 cases such as China, South Korea and Italy.

Undergraduate, graduate and professional students who need emergency assistance are encouraged to email covidcareforstudents@unc.edu or ccfs@unc.edu for more information or to visit the university’s web page about the fund.

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