All financial aid grants are need-based programs.
Federal Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is offered to eligible undergraduate
students and serves as the foundation for eligibility in other
federal and state need-based grant and loan programs. Annual
awards for full-time students range from $890 to $4,731.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
The Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant (SEOG) is a federally funded grant program
awarded to eligible undergraduate students with exceptional
financial need. Funds are limited. The maximum annual award
amount is $1,200.
Cal Grant A
Cal Grant A is a state-funded program awarded by the
California Student Aid Commission. Cal Grant A is available
to California residents who complete their FAFSA and
a Cal Grant GPA Verification Form by the March 2 deadline
and meet other criteria, such as financial need and academic
merit. Cal Grant A is renewable for up to three additional years
and it covers the State University fees, which is a portion
of the registration fees. The maximum award amount for 2008-2009
is $3,048.
Cal Grant B
Cal Grant B is a state-funded program awarded by
the California Student Aid Commission. Cal Grant B is available
to entering freshmen are financially needy California residents
from disadvantaged backgrounds who filed their FAFSA's and Cal
Grant GPA Verifivation Forms by the March 2 deadline.
Cal Grant B is renewable for up to three additional years. The
maximum first year award is $1,551 for subsistence. The maximum
renewal award amount is $4,599: this includes $1,551 for subsistence
and $3,048 for State University fees.
Students cannot receive both Cal Grant A and
Cal Grant B.
State University Grant(SUG)
The State University Grant (SUG) is a state-funded award
that covers the State University fees, which is a portion of
the registration fees. The SUG is available to undergraduate,
credential, and classified graduate students. To be considered
for the SUG, students must show financial need and be California
residents. Funds are limited. The maximum award amount
for undergraduates for 2008-2009 is $4,266: for graduates, it
is $5,256; and for Teaching credential students, $4,496.
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Grant
The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Grant
is a state-funded program that offers financial assistance to
undergraduate California residents who demonstrate extreme economic
and educational disadvantage. Eligible students must be admitted
to Cal State L.A. by the Educational Opportunity Program and
demonstrate financial need. For information regarding admission
to the EOP program, please call (323) 343-4367. Funds are limited.
The maximum award amount for 2008-2009 is $1,000.
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
First Year Eligibilities
- U.S. citizen
- Must be a Pell Grant Recipient
- Full time enrollment
- Must meet SAP
- Must have graduated from high school after 1/1/2006
- Must complete rigorous high school courses
- Must have less than 45 quarter units (include transfer units) at the time of disbursement (IP courses will be excluded from the total calculation)
- Maximum award is $750 for one award year (Maximum award is $250/term
Second Year Eligibilities
- U.S. citizen
- Must be a Pell Grant Recipient
- Must meet SAP
- Full time enrollment
- Must have graduated from high school after 1/1/2005
- Must complete rigorous high school courses
- Must have 45 quarter units or greater and less than 90 quarter units (included transfer units but excluding IP courses) at the time of disbursement
- Must have 3.0 cumulative GPA at the time of disbursement
- Maximum award is $1,300 for one award year (Maximum award
is $425/term
Students who believe they may be eligible for the ACG and have
not completed the self-certification, may visit the online website:
https://fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/fotw0607/ACGServlet
using their PIN to complete the self-certification requirement. |
