Emergency in a Student's Home Country.

If a family or other emergency takes place in a student's home country, a student's family or a government official may wish to reach out directly to the student. If the family or government official has the student's contact information, then the procedure is simple.

However, with the international student being far from home and local support networks, the student's international office can serve as the point of contact since the staff will have trained individuals or groups that can be activated to assist the student. Contact details for international student offices usually can be found on an institution's website or a primary university telephone number can be redirected to the international student services office.

Eligibility

An international student is eligible to apply for an ISEA grant provided the student:

1. is the holder of a current student visa

2. is completing their program by being enrolled in a full time equivalent load in their final year of study

3. has been enrolled at a partner university under our KVI enrollment programs for at least one year

4. has previously paid their fees by the due date

5. has demonstrated successful progress throughout their academic program PhD students must have a letter of support from their supervisor if a one is able to demonstrate the necessity for the grant by explaining their change in financial circumstances.

Emergency in China

If an emergency occurs in China, campus or local authorities will notify the institution's international student office and that office will then spring into action. As a best practice, most offices have emergency contact details on file for each student, as well as waiver forms that allow the release of medical and other personal information to specific individuals. Chinese universities, hospitals, and other legal entities are governed by privacy laws that restrict the free release of student information unless the student allows access through signed pre-authorization.

If a student is arrested or imprisoned on a criminal charge,Chinese universities will become involved in the process of notifying the student's emergency contacts and possibly the student's embassy, depending on the seriousness of the arrest.

However the KVI community takes it upon ourselves to occasionally assist international student to resolve emergency situation during their study period. 

International student emergency aid (ISEA) is intended for those continuing international students who have found themselves in financial hardship due to a change in their financial circumstances.

All applicants must provide evidence of real and unexpected hardship that puts their continuing enrolment at a University in jeopardy. The award of grants under this scheme would be need based and students can apply for a one-off grant of up to 12,000 RMB, ($2,000).

Please note that ISEA:

1. is meant to resolve a problem that is one-off, unforeseen and non-recurring in nature

2. will only be awarded if the money received from the grant can completely rectify the situation in question

3. cannot be used to pay tuition fees

4. is not designed to assist recently enrolled students, as in accordance with student visa requirements, it is the responsibility of all international students to plan for and to fund their tuition and living expenses