The Keystone Extraordinary Emergency Program (KEEP) is designed to support student success through increasing retention, persistence, and graduation rates. The Keystone Extraordinary Emergency Program provides immediate grants to struggling students who are at immediate risk of dropping out due to a one-time unexpected emergency. The student success program is available to students at Commonwealth and Penn West universities.

Although the reasons students drop out of college are multi-dimensional, the barriers to completion are often related to financial pressures rather than academic ability.

“A key to the success of public higher education is ensuring students who start on a path toward a degree can have the support they need to finish their journey”

“Too many of our students cannot finish because they face costs, often unexpectedly and beyond their control.”

• Chancellor Dan Greenstein

Providing grants to overcome an extraordinary emergency supports the State System’s mission to educate the citizens of Pennsylvania and help transform students’ lives. KEEP does not only improve student success but helps struggling students cross the finish line with a relevant degree.