Learn how to apply for a Cal Grant and other financial aid
CALIFORNIA S T A TE Senator Jerry Hill along with Foothill College cordially invite High school seniors, their parents or their guardians to a FREE Cash for College Workshop
Are you or someone you know heading off to college next fall? The paper work involved can be daunting and Senator Jerry Hill is offering some help at a workshop to be held at Foothill College on February 1st. This is a FREE workshop and RSVP’s are encouraged. To RSVP call Senator Hill’s District Office at (650) 212-3313 or click HERE
California high school seniors who meet income qualifications and have a minimum gpa of 2.0 are guaranteed financial assistance through the Cal Grant program. These grants do not need to be repaid and may be used for tuition, fees, books and access costs at qualifying public or private California two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
California high school seniors who attend a Cash for College Workshop, complete an exit survey and apply for a Cal Grant by the March 2 deadline could qualify for an extra $1,000 scholarship.
If you are not sure whether you meet financial-need requirements, apply anyway.
The California Student Aid Commission periodically raises the income ceilings depending on the budget, and changes can occur that alter a family’s situation.
For information on program qualifications*, visit calgrants.org.
Here’s a checklist of helpful information students and parents need to complete the application. Bring any of the following items that apply to you to the workshop on February 1:
- Student’s Social Security card & driver license (or government issued id)
- Parent or guardian’s Social Security card
- If not a U.S. citizen, bring alien registration card; if you do not have an AR card, please come as you may qualify for California Dream Act financial aid
- Parent’s Federal Income Tax return, current w-2 forms or other records of income
- Records of untaxed income such as tanf, veteran’s benefits, Social Security benefits
- Student’s w-2 forms, pay records or other records of income earned
- Bank account records or bank statements
- Records of stocks, bonds or investments
- Business and farm records
- If you know the colleges you are interested in attending, bring a list
This workshop is intended to provide information and to assist in filling out applications; it is not an assurance of a grant or scholarship.
* The California Student Aid Commission provides guidelines to determine whether you are eligible for financial aid; it is not the final determination of your financial need
WHEN: Saturday, February 1, 2014 ~ 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Foothill College Middlefield Campus 4000 Middlefield Road, Building I, Palo Alto
