{"id":85,"date":"2013-04-05T16:25:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T16:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:09:31","slug":"calgrant-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/calgrant-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Grant Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"pl-gb85-69e915804749e\"  class=\"panel-layout wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block\" ><div id=\"pg-gb85-69e915804749e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb85-69e915804749e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"pl-w665f557b61d8b\"  class=\"panel-layout wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block\" ><div id=\"pg-w665f557b61d8b-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w665f557b61d8b-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w665f557b61d8b-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">OVERVIEW:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><i>Type of Program: Grant<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Funds can be used for: Educational Expenses<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Cal Grants are state funded, need-based grants available to California Residents to help students pay for educational expenses. Cal Grant recipients are selected by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). These awards do not have be repaid.<\/p>\n<p>A student may receive only one Cal Grant, either <strong>Cal Grant A, B or C<\/strong>. Eligibility will be based on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act (CADAA) application responses, your verified Cal Grant GPA, the type of California colleges you list on your FAFSA or CADAA and whether you are a recent high school graduate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-eba4bd4b00ac-85\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"0\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">CAL GRANT AWARDS<\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"cal-grant-a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-cal-grant-a\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-cal-grant-a\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf35a;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCAL GRANT A\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-cal-grant-a\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-cal-grant-a\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>For low to middle income students<\/li>\n<li>3.00 high school GPA minimum<\/li>\n<li>Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units<\/li>\n<li><em>Cal Grant A funds<\/em>\u00a0awards are held in reserve status and are renewed for up to two consecutive years while attending a CA Community College.<\/li>\n<li>CA Community College students that certify they have Dependents may be eligible for a Cal Grant A &#8220;access portion&#8221; award before transferring to a 4-Year institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"cal-grant-b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-cal-grant-b\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-cal-grant-b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf35a;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCAL GRANT B\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-cal-grant-b\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-cal-grant-b\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>For low income students<\/li>\n<li>2.00 high school GPA minimum<\/li>\n<li>Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units<\/li>\n<li>Students must be in an eligible associate degree program (.A, .S, .U, .X)<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Achievement programs (.C) are <b>NOT<\/b> eligible for Cal Grant B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"cal-grant-c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-cal-grant-c\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-cal-grant-c\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf35a;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCAL GRANT C\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-cal-grant-c\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-cal-grant-c\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>For low to middle income students<\/li>\n<li>Must be enrolled in\u00a0 an occupational, technical, or vocational program that is at least four months in length, but no longer than twenty-four months, at a California Community College, an independent college, or a occupational\/technical school<\/li>\n<li>Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units<\/li>\n<li>Eligible students must complete the Cal Grant Supplemental form through <a href=\"https:\/\/mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov\/\"><b>WebGrants 4 Students<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Palomar Majors that meet CSAC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2024\/11\/Eligible-Cal-Grant-C-Majors.pdf\">Occupation and Technical Certificate or\u00a0 Degree Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Please see a list of approved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/sites\/main\/files\/file-attachments\/cal_grant_c_occupations.pdf\">Cal Grant C Occupations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb85-69e915804749e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb85-69e915804749e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">HOW TO APPLY:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Fill out and submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\"><b>Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/b><\/a> (FAFSA) OR a <a href=\"https:\/\/dream.csac.ca.gov\/\"><b>California Dream Act Application<\/b><\/a> (CADAA).<\/li>\n<li><b>ALL STUDENTS:<\/b> Must have their<b>\u00a0GPA<\/b> submitted to CalGrant by March 2nd. (see below for options)<\/li>\n<li><b>HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: <\/b>After completing their high school senior year, graduating seniors\u00a0must verify their high school graduation\u00a0and date of graduation. This may be completed online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov\/logon.asp\"><b>WebGrants 4 Students<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For more information regarding how to apply, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/how-apply\"><b>How to Apply &#8211; California Student Aid Commission<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb85-69e915804749e-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb85-69e915804749e-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">CAL GRANT GPA SUBMISSIONS:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>High School Students<\/strong>: (Seniors in California high School or 1 year out of California High School)\n<ul>\n<li>Check with your high school to see if they sent GPA verification electronically for you by the March 2nd deadline. If they have not sent it electronically, have your high school verify your GPA by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/post\/cal-grant-gpa-verification-form\"><b>GPA Verification Form<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palomar will automatically send CSAC your GPA if<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>You completed at least 16 degree-applicable units (class number 50 &amp; above) at Palomar College<\/li>\n<li>Have a Palomar College GPA of .50 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Were enrolled at Palomar College within the last 7 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manual GPA verification needed if<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>You have other college course work to include in your GPA<\/li>\n<li>You have not attended Palomar College within the last 7 years<\/li>\n<li>If you need to include other college course work to meet the minimum 16 degree-applicable units complete the Cal Grant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/post\/cal-grant-gpa-verification-form\"><b>GPA Verification form<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Email the Cal Grant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/post\/cal-grant-gpa-verification-form\"><b>GPA Verification form<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>to the Records Office at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:records@palomar.edu\"><b>records@palomar.edu<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">DEADLINES:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>March 2nd<\/strong> is the priority Cal Grant deadline<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2nd<\/strong> deadline applies to California Community College students<\/li>\n<li>California Dream Act applicants have only 1 deadline: <strong>March 2nd<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb85-69e915804749e-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb85-69e915804749e-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">FOLLOW UP:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Check your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.palomar.edu\/psp\/palc9prd\/?cmd=login\"><b>MyPalomar<\/b><\/a> account for updates.<\/li>\n<li>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/deadlines\/\"><b>Disbursement Schedule<\/b><\/a> for future disbursement dates.<\/li>\n<li>You can also log on to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov\/logon.asp\"><b>Web Grants 4 Students<\/b><\/a>\u00a0account to view your GPA and Cal Grant application status. This website is available for your convenience, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">CAL GRANT RESOURCES: <\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/\"><b>California Student Aid Commission<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov\/\"><b>WebGrants 4 Students<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/sites\/main\/files\/file-attachments\/understanding_my_cal_grant.pdf\"><b>Important Facts About Your Cal Grant<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csac.ca.gov\/post\/what-are-cal-grant-award-amounts\"><b>Cal Grant Award Amounts<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb85-69e915804749e-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb85-69e915804749e-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb85-69e915804749e-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>For further information please contact the Financial Aid office at 760-744-1150 ext. 2366 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:finaid@palomar.edu\"><b>finaid@palomar.edu<\/b><\/a> from your Palomar student email.<\/p>\n<p><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Log on to your <a href=\"https:\/\/mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov\/logon.asp\"><strong>Web Grants 4 Students<\/strong><\/a> account to view your GPA and Cal Grant application status.<\/span><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/cal-grant-qualifying-institution-disclosure\/\"><strong><em>Cal Grant Qualifying Institution Disclosure<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3oWhv-1n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9352,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/9352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}