Financial Aid Application
What does CADAA stand for?
California Dream Act Application
The proper term to use when a student is homeless is McKinney Vento? True or False?
True
What types of Financial Aid is free money?
Grants
Who is considered a contributor on my financial aid application?
Anyone asked to provide information on the aid application- student, spouse, students, parent(s) and/ or stepparents (s) are known to be contributors to the application.
What state agency provides Cal Grant?
California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
If a student is undocumented which application are they completing? FAFSA or CADAA
CADAA
Student lives in California however the parents live in a foreign country how should they complete the financial aid application?
Using the PDF paper format
What type of financial aid allows college student to work part-time jobs to help pay education expenses?
Work study
If a parent is remarried, whose parental information do you put down on the FAFSA?
You would put down both the biological parent and the stepparent that that the student is living with.
If a student completes the CADAA are they eligible for Federal aid such as Pell grant?
No, students that complete the CADAA only receive California State Aid.
What does FAFSA stand for?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Name 2 individuals that can provide verification documents to determine independency status?
1. The students high school or school district liaison
Scholarships are only for students with a GPA of 3.5 (True or False)
False; all students are encouraged to apply for scholarships considering that that the requirements vary.
If a students parents are divorced which parent is required to provide financial information?
The parent that provides the most financial support for the student in the last 12 months.
What is the name of the grant that CSU institutions offer?
State University Grant (SUG)
How does the contributor sign the financial aid application?
Students' grandmother is listed as guardian. Parents are not in the students life. What is the student classification?
Unaccompanied Youth
If an undergraduate student needs to borrow money for college, which federal loan offers no interest rate?
Direct Subsidized Loan
Parents are divorced- student lives with biological mother and is claimed as a dependent on their taxes, however biological father provides 50% financial support which parent is the contributor?
The biological father because he is providing more than 50% of financial support.
What source of financial aid provides grants, work study, loans, and scholarships?
Federal Student Aid