金融援助

All 卡尔格兰特 applicants must:

• 提交 FAFSA or CA梦行为申请 和你的验证 卡尔格兰特 GPA 截止日期前
• 是美国人.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen or meet AB540 合格标准
• be a California resident for 1 year
• attend a qualifying California college
• not have a bachelor's or professional degree
• have financial need at 的 college of your choice
• have family income 和 assets below 的 minimum levels
• be enrolled or plan to enroll in a program leading to an undergraduate degree or certificate
• be enrolled or plan to enroll at least half-time
• not owe a refund on any state or federal grant or be in default on a student loan
• 而不是被监禁
• maintain 的 Satisfactory Academic Progress st和ards as established by 的 school. Recipients who do not meet 的 st和ards are ineligible for 卡尔格兰特 payment 和 will not use eligibility during 的 terms 的y are ineligible for payment.

 也看到 http://www.csac.ca.gov/ 了解更多信息.

第一步:

如果你是美国人.S. Citizen, fill out 和 submit a Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA)

如果你是 an undocumented or AB 540 eligible student, fill out 和 submit a 加州梦想法案 Application.

• The FAFSA is a federal form that must be filed by any student who wants to be considered 申请大学助学金. 为 a 卡尔格兰特, 的 FAFSA must be completed 和 filed with 的 federal processor by 5月4日 每年的.
• The 加州梦想法案 Application (CADAA) is a state form instead of a federal form. Like 的 FAFSA, it must be submitted by 5月4日 每年的, directly to 的 state processor.
• If you miss 的 March 2nd 卡尔格兰特 deadline 和 you plan to attend a community college such as Butte College, you may have until September 2nd to apply. 然而，这个数字 卡尔格兰特奖的一部分 有限的.

第二步: 所有的学生 一定有。 卡尔格兰特 GPA验证表格 submitted for 的m, also by March 2nd 每年的. See question below for complete information about GPA verification.

第三步: 高三学生. After completing 的ir high school senior year, graduating seniors must verify 的ir high school graduation 和 date of graduation. This may be completed online at Web奖助金 4名学生. Verification of high school graduation must be completed in order to be eligible to receive financial aid funds.

GPA是其中之一 需求 needed to be considered for a new 卡尔·格兰特奖.

Most public California high schools, community colleges, 和 universities will automatically submit your 卡尔格兰特 GPA to us electronically. Because of this, most students don't need to complete a paper GPA verification form.

Graduating high school seniors 和 college students with fewer than 16 college units earned: to qualify for a 卡尔格兰特, your high school must verify your GPA 和 submit it to 的 California Student 援助 Commission (CSAC). Contact your high school counselor. 为 students who cannot obtain a GPA验证表格 from a high school counselor, 的 form is also available online. 点击这里.

优先权期限:

• Current high school seniors 和 last year's high school graduates
• 社区学院学生, transferring to a California 4-year university in Fall 2024
• calgrant Competitive awards, reserved for students who are ineligible for 卡尔格兰特 Entitlement awards 和 submit a financial aid application by 的 priority deadline

• 社区学院学生
• Foster Youth (社区 College)
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Some students do not have a GPA, so certain test scores can be used instead. 请 提交考试成绩 随着 的 GPA验证表格. 点击这里 卡尔格兰特 GPA验证表格.

• If you have a GED, submit your 得分数 directly to 的 California Student 援助 Commission.
• If you graduated from a school that does not provide grades, is not accredited by 的 Western Association of Schools 和 Colleges (WASC) or ano的r regional accrediting agency, or does not have a course list approved by 的 University of California, you 必须提供 ACT, SAT或GED成绩.
• If you were home schooled or attended a charter school, you must submit an ACT, SAT或GED成绩.
• If you graduated from high school more than five years ago, you may provide a SAT或ACT成绩, or use a re-established GPA.

The 财政援助办事处 will automatically send your GPA to 的 California Student 援助 Commission (CSAC) if you have earned at least 16 units at Butte College.

Your GPA is calculated on all completed college work, excluding nontransferable units 和 courses not counted in computation for admission to a California public institution of higher education that grants a baccalaureate degree.