Why does my Cal Grant appear "unconfirmed" on my Fin Aid award?
BLK: Most likely because of your EFC score, your school's financial aid office has assumed that you would be awarded a Cal Grant - they added it to your aid award notification, but noted that the award had yet to be officially confirmed by the CSAC. The CSAC does not confirm final awards until they have received and recorded notification that all qualifying applicants have successfully graduated. If your graduation took place fairly recently, it's quite possible that the Commission has yet to update your records with that final "check mark" - that would be keeping them from giving your school the go ahead. You don't need to do anything to confirm your graduation - you would only need to do "something" if you receive a notification from the CSAC asking you to verify that you successfully finished out the school year. The "unconfirmed" notation should disappear within a week or so. I hope that helps - good luck!
CAL GRANT/FAFSA HELP?!?!?
I go to Cal Poly Pomona (2nd year student) and its my first year applying for fafsa and they awarded me state university grant and pell grant for a total of $11022 for the 12-13 school year and i have accepted both grants on my school's website and i received an email saying... Dear Cal Grant Student: This letter is being sent to you from the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) and requires your IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. CSAC cannot renew your Cal Grant award for the 2012-13 academic year because CSAC has not received a request for payment from your school or a request for a leave of absence from you. If CSAC does not receive either a request for payment or leave of absence for the 2011-12 school year by September 25, 2012, YOUR CAL GRANT AWARD WILL BE CANCELLED. To renew your award you must do one of the following: 1. If you attended any term(s) during the 2011-12 school year, contact the financial aid office at the school you attended to request that they report a Cal Grant payment or other applicable status to CSAC. 2. If you were not enrolled in school, or were attending less than half-time for any term(s) listed above, IMMEDIATELY REQUEST A LEAVE OF ABSENCE. To request a leave of absence, log in to the WebGrants for Students (WGS) at www.webgrants4students.org to enter a leave for the term(s) you were not enrolled. If this is your first time visiting WGS, you will need to create a WGS account by clicking the link that says, "Create an Account". When you log in to WGS, you will need to ensure that your information is correct, including the school that we currently have listed on file for you. i don't quite understand what this means i was a full time student both fall and winter quarter but spring quarter i couldnt get a third class so i wound up being a part time for spring... is that what affecting it? or what am i supposed to do? I'm not very sure... thanks!
How do I apply for the CAL grant/ Pell grant?
Hey! I just applied to the Cal Grant and it's best if you do that soon! But the Cal Grant is only for people that live in California. And if you want to go to a school that's not in the state, like Arizona for NYU, they won't give you money. But anyway, get a verified GPA form your high school counselor, and she or he has to fill it out. Then after you're done filling it out, you have to mail it, but before March 2nd!! For the Pell grant, you find out if you're eligible by filling out your FAFSA. After I filled out my FAFSA, I printed out a confirmation page and on it, the paper tells you what your EFC. Your EFC, which is your expected family contribution, determines whether you are eligible for the Pell Grant. My number was like 6162? Somewhere around there, so I wasn't eligible.
Cal Grant help?
I'm a high school senior currently planning to go to Cal Poly Pomona. When I sent in my Fafsa, I got an EFC of 3025. I received my CAR (California Aid Report), I qualifed for Cal Grant A and then I finally got my 2007 1040. I made changes to my Fafsa and this has decreased my EFC from 3025 to 1045. Now, when I checked my cal grant status, it says my EFC is still 3025 and I'm still receiving Cal Grant A. Is there a way where I can change my EFC and recieve Cal grant B instead of A? I want to let them know I made changes to my FAFSA. I know i qualify for Cal Grant B cause the UCR sent me an award offering Cal Grant B. Thanks for your time and help.
When will I receive my Cal Grant?
Generally, at least in California public universities, they deal with the Cal Grant money; in other words, the money is sent directly to them. Not sure if that's your question. You should have or will receive a letter (before school begins) stating the amount of cal grant money they're offering and towards which schools. And by now you should have confirmed which school you will be attending in the fall. Generally, the school will have a financial aid website where you can log on and check Cal Grants, federal loans and grants. If not, try contacting your school's financial aid office and ask them about cal grant. Anytime after that (once freshmen year is over), your university my process cal grant information for you and you can check the offered amount on their website.
Cal Grant GPA Verification Form from 2 schools?
Unfortunately, you are passed the deadline, as the deadline was March 2, 2013. You can appeal to have your form reviewed since it is passed the deadline. The late CAL Grant appeal will be available starting April 05, 2013. With regards to your questions: 1.) Am I supposed to submit my high school gpa because I haven't completed so many units at community colleges? Does the high school AND the 2 college's gpa forms have to be submitted? ~ If you are coming in as a community college transfer student, you would need to verify your gpa with the community college you are transferring from. 2.) And...If I am only supposed to submit COLLEGE gpa, Do I have to fill out 2 different verification forms, one for each community college, or just the one that I am attending as of right now? ~ You would just complete one form for the community college you are attending.
Question regarding Cal Grant?
Hey everyone, I'm a community college student from CA and I will be transferring to a UC this coming Fall. I just submitted my FAFSA and logged on to my webgrant profile for the first time. As I looked through the previous years, it states that I was not awarded cal grant during my tenure at community college. Yet, on the bottom it states that my school submitted my GPA which was a lot higher than the minimum and it also states that I submitted my FAFSA. I am way below the poverty line, so I should've been awarded if it was on paper..so I'm just wondering, was I basically not awarded because I was at community college? thanks a lot
When will I receive my Cal-Grant B?
My school (Goldenwest Community College) had said it is supposed to be disbursed September 12 but when I went to the financial Aid office couple weeks after that day they said to email CSAC and also they said they haven't received any money from the Cal-Grant. I went to my CSAC page and it said that I haven't received it yet either so I was wondering when does it usually come is it going to be soon or late?
Is it too late to submit my GPA Cal grant Verification form?
Unknown: The fastest way to submit your GPA verification to the California Student Aid Commission is electronically. In fact, they would prefer that your school submit the form to them that way. Have you asked your counselor to submit the form for you? It takes 2 minutes at a computer - they know how to get this done. If you're mailing this form yourself, make sure that the "for school use only" portion of the form has been completed, and that the form has been signed by an authorized school representative; "Only an authorized high school or college official may complete the “For School Use Only” section of the GPA Verification form. The signature of the high school or college official is required by law and certifies that, under penalty of perjury, the reported GPA is true and accurate." Here's what the Commission says about mailing: "Persons sending application materials by mail are encouraged to obtain a $1.10 U.S. Postal Service Certificate of Mailing to retain as proof of submission. More expensive proofs are not required. Applicants should make a photocopy of the completed Cal Grant GPA Verification Form before mailing. Online application submissions must be completed by the deadline. Students are encouraged to make a screen print of the confirmation message received upon completion of submission of the FAFSA. Schools should do the same if submitting the student’s GPA online." and "The use of other mailing services is not necessary and may slow the processing of the form." If it's in the mail tomorrow, with all the proper signatures (black ink only!), you're fine. Buy the $1.10 Certificate of Mailing", and take it in to the post office yourself well before 5pm, so that it will receive a March 2nd postmark. Good luck - I hope that helps reassure you.