Atlas Student Relief Fund

The Atlas Student Relief Fund is designed to provide short-term assistance to students experiencing severe financial need due to unexpected and unavoidable emergencies. You must be a current Atlas School student to be eligible to apply.  Eligible applicants may receive a maximum of one grant per category, per calendar year. If you have other resources to meet your needs, you are likely not eligible for this crisis program.

The Atlas Student Relief Fund is administered by the Tulsa Community Foundation, an organization specialized in creating emergency assistance and disaster relief funds.  Outside of the initial student enrollment verification process, applications are confidential and identifying details are never shared with Atlas School staff.

For more information about the Atlas Student Relief Fund, a list of Frequently Asked Questions is available here.

Employee Relief Program Guidelines

Eligible to Apply: Current Atlas School students are eligible to apply for assistance.

In the event of an unexpected and unavoidable emergency that causes a severe financial hardship, current Atlas School students may apply for assistance within the following categories and qualifications (Please remember that not all emergencies will warrant the maximum assistance):

• Home Catastrophe/Natural Disaster – Amount of Grant: Up to $6,000
  Assistance after a natural or localized disaster has destroyed the student’s personal residence, rendered it unlivable or it is otherwise in need of costly repairs, in excess of insurance, after the disaster (hurricane, fire, flood, tornado, mudslide, etc.).
• Funeral or Emergency Travel for Immediate Family – Amount of Grant: Up to $6,000
  Assistance for those who have incurred the loss of an immediate family member*, if the student is financially responsible for funeral arrangements and no other resources exist. For students who must travel to visit or care for a terminally ill immediate family member or escort a critically ill immediate family member to an out-of-state medical facility.
  *Immediate Family Defined: spouse/partner, children (student’s or spouse/partner’s children), or parents (student’s or spouse/partner’s) or other legal dependent.
• Medical Emergency (emergency hospitalization, injury, etc.) – Amount of Grant: Up to $6,000
  For students who have encountered financial hardships due to medical emergencies in the household (injury, hospitalization, loss of income during medical emergency, etc.).
• Personal Emergency (theft, partner laid off, acts of violence) – Amount of Grant: Up to $3,000 
  For students who have encountered financial hardships for unexpected, unavoidable reasons beyond their control (spouse/partner’s layoff, unexpected loss of income, non-routine vehicle or home repair that restricts ability of applicant to care for self and household, etc.).

Documentation will be requested from each applicant. Additional information and examples are available here.