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<\/a><\/p>\nIf students need to access the fund, they can begin by going to the college\u2019s Office of Student Support, says Turcotte.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike with all funds, there\u2019s criteria that one should have to fall into, but this one\u2019s a little different than the [Emergency Student Aid fund], where the government helps set the criteria,\u201d says Turcotte.<\/p>\n
Turcotte says that international students are not eligible for that fund, which consists of money raised by the CCSS and matched by the provincial government, and is held by Camosun\u2019s Financial Aid and Awards office. (International students do have access to a separate emergency fund, the Belcum Foundation Emergency Fund.)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t distinguish between members of the Camosun College Student Society who are international students or those who are domestic,\u201d says Turcotte. \u201cThey all pay the same fee [to the CCSS]. It doesn\u2019t come tagged.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turcotte says he has not seen what the requirements are for students who wish to access the Erasing Barriers to Education fund, but that the Office of Student Support is the place to start. But two of the things the CCSS asked about before it agreed to match donations was if this would be a more flexible fund and if it would be available to all students. And if the CCSS ends up matching the entire $12,000, Turcotte says that wouldn\u2019t be a bad thing at all.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe CCSS would be very happy to pay the full $12,000,\u201d he says, \u201cbecause that would mean that there\u2019d be a fairly substantial fund there to help students who are having a crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n