The Global Community Emergency Fund provides direct support to members of the UC Davis community, including visiting scholars, students and faculty who have an urgent and immediate financial need related to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and other circumstances beyond their control. Funds support immediate and essential needs such as housing assistance, transportation, utilities, and other basic living expenses and/or educational expenses.
A team with representatives from the UC Davis School of Law and Global Affairs work together to evaluate applications and distribute funds.
Recipients must respond to and accept offers of funding within 5 business days of the award offer; after five days the offer will expire.
Award recipients must follow up with Akiko Huang (akihuang@ucdavis.edu) within 5 business days of accepting the award to arrange for receipt of funds.