U.S. Department of Homeland Security Special Student Relief List
Grants are available to students from countries undergoing hardship as identified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in their Special Student Relief list and World Health Organization Humanitarian Crises list, both of which are updated when new events warrant the inclusion of a country and/or region.
Special Student Relief List
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Date Effective
- May 20, 2022
- Effective Until
- May 20, 2025
- Country
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Date Effective
- May 25, 2021
- Effective Until
- November 25, 2025
- Country
- Cameroon
- Date Effective
- June 7, 2022
- Effective Until
- June 7, 2025
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Date Effective
- December 12, 2022
- Effective Until
- December 12, 2025
- Country
- Haiti
- Date Effective
- August 4, 2024
- Effective Until
- February 3, 2026
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Date Effective
- January 26, 2023
- Effective Until
- February 5, 2025
- Country
- Lebanon
- Date Effective
- July 26, 2024
- Effective Until
- May 27, 2026
- Country
- Palestinian Territories
- Date Effective
- February 14, 2024
- Effective Until
- August 13, 2025
- Country
- Somalia
- Date Effective
- September 18, 2024
- Effective Until
- March 17, 2026
- Country
- South Sudan
- Date Effective
- March 3, 2022
- Effective Until
- May 3, 2025
- Country
- Sudan
- Date Effective
- April 19, 2022
- Effective Until
- April 19, 2025
- Country
- Syria
- Date Effective
- April 3, 2012
- Effective Until
- Sept. 3, 2025
- Country
- Ukraine
- Date Effective
- April 19, 2022
- Effective Until
- April 19, 2025
- Country
- Venezuela
- Date Effective
- April 22, 2021
- Effective Until
- September 10, 2025
- Country
- Yemen
- Date Effective
- September 4, 2024
- Effective Until
- March 3, 2026
The list above includes countries and/or regiions that have received a declaration for Special Student Relief by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The most current list of countries and/or regions that have received this declaration is available here.