Your Cal Grant award is initially in an estimated status on your Provisional Award Letter. If the State of California budget approval is delayed, authorization and release of the Cal Grant program funds may also be delayed. If you receive Cal Grant fee assistance, you may not be eligible for a State University Grant. If your fees are waived or paid by an outside source, you are not eligible to receive Cal Grant fee assistance. Priority is given to Federal Pell Grant recipients.
Funding is limited, so apply early.
Each agency establishes its own deadlines and eligibility requairements. To obtain a BIA grant application, contact the specific agency that services the tribe where you or your parents. If you are not a California resident, your home state may have educational aid available to help you with the costs of attending school out of state. Contact a financial aid office in your state for the address of your local scholarship agency.