The University of Iowa has recently extended financial support to students affected by the flooding thanks to thousands of individual donations made to the UI Foundation’s Flood Relief Fund. The Office of Student Financial Aid announced on Tuesday that it will make financial support available to students through short-term loans and grants. Loans of up to $500 will be given to students who expect to receive outside support as a means to support students' short-term needs until money from private or government agencies can be awarded. Grants - up to $500 per student – are being issued to students who do not expect receive other aid. International students, for example, are not eligible for national assistance under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and will be completely reliant on school funds to compensate for their losses.

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