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Ib tsab ntawv uas ua los ntawm lub California Student Aid Commission uas koomtes nrog lub ECMC

COV TXHEEJTXHEEM

Nyiaj mus kawm college rau 2013-14

1 Kev qhia txog kev pab nyiaj txiag 5 yam tseemceeb uas koj yuavtsum tau ua

2-3 Cov sijhawm rau kev thov kev pab nyiaj txiag thiab tej yuav tau ua

4 Pib ntawm daim ntawv thov FAFSA lossis California Dream Act

4 Nrhiav kev pab dawb

5 Kev pab nyiaj txiag California Dream Act

6 Cal Grants yog ib cov nyiaj pub dawb

7 Nyiaj pub dawb ntxiv

CA DREAM ACT

8-9 Cal Grants: Cov sijhawm los thov Nplooj kawg Mus xyuas cov websites no

Phau ntawv me no yog muab rau cov tub kawm ntawv thiab lawv tsevneeg los ntawm lub California Student Aid Commission uas koomtes nrog lub ECMC. Cov tsev kawm ntawv xaj tau ntxiv hauv www.ecmc.org/publications. Š 2012 California Student Aid Commission. Ceev txhua txoj cai. Lub California Student Aid Commission thiab cov duab uas lawv siv nrog cov cim kev siv thiab Fund Your Future yog ib cov cim kev lagluam ntawm lub California Student Aid Commission. www.facebook.com/CSAC.StudentAidCommission

KEV QHIA TXOG KEV PAB NYIAJ TXIAG Luag muaj kev pab nyiaj txiag los pab them cov nqi mus kawm college lossis kev kawm haujlwm tomqab kawm tas high school. Cia muab hais li no: Koj muab cov nqi kawm tagnrho los uake, tomqab ntawd muab cov nyiaj tau dawb– grants thiab scholarships los rho tawm ntawm nws– ces koj yuav pom “Feem Tau Them” ntawm kev mus kawm college. Tomqab ntawd, mam nrhiav kev los pab them feem tau them. Xub nrhiav cov nyiaj grant thiab scholarship uantej; cov nyiaj ntawd koj yuav tsis tau them rov qab. Yog yuavtsum tau ua tiag, mus nrhiav cov nyiaj txais (loans); tabsis, cov nyiaj txais koj yuavtsum tau them rov qab nrog paj.

Nqi mus kawm college thawj xyoo

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GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

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Feem Tau Them

Cov kev los them feem tau them: • Work-Study • Federal Student Loans Kwn txoj kev: • Tsevneeg pab nyiaj • Kev ua tej ntu them uas muaj hauv college • Parent PLUS loan • Cov nyiaj pab cov qub tubrog • Nyiaj mus txais ntawm tej tus tibneeg

Cov kev pab nyiaj txiag yuav pab them tau cov nqi kawm, nqi ntawv, nqi tsev, nqi zaubmov, nqi mus los thiab lwm yam kev noj nyob – txawm kawm part-time los tau. Mus xyuas ntxiv hauv www.studentaid.ed.gov.

5 yam tseemceeb uas koj YUAVYSUM

tau ua kom nrhiav tau nyiaj los pab ntau 1 Ua daim Free Application for Federal Student Aid, lossis FAFSA, hauv

www.fafsa.gov thaum Ib Hlis 1-Peb Hlis 2.

2 CA DREAM California Dream Act, cov menyuam kawm ntawv uas

ACT tsimnyog tau txais kev pab raws AB 540 thiab AB 131, ua daim ntawv thov California Dream Act hauv online ntawm www.caldreamact.org.

3 Xa koj daim ntawv qhia Cal Grant GPA mus tsis pub dhau Peb Hlis 2.

4 Thov cov national thiab local scholarships (xyuas nplooj kawg). Mus

nrhiav kev pab ntawm koj tus neeg tawm tswvyim txog kev mus kawm college.

5 Nrog koj tsevneeg tham txog

kev yuav them cov nqi mus kawm college. Qhia rau lawv tias lawv yuav pab tau koj los ntawm los ntawm kev pab koj ua daim FAFSA.

Koj tsimnyog yuav tau thov cov kev pab nyiaj txiag uantej koj paub tias laug kam txais koj mus kawm college. Yog tsis ua li, tej zaum koj yuav tsis tau txais cov grants, scholarships, thiab lwm yam nyiaj txiag uas pagb dawb.

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COV SIJHAWM RAU KEV THOV KEV PAB NYIAJ TXIAG THIAB TEJ YUAV TAU UA

FALL XYOO KAWM SENIOR Kev npaj

Mus Tshawb Nrhiav & Muab Coj los Sib Piv Nrog koj tus high school counselor tham txog koj cov kev yuav mus kawm college thiab kev nrhiav kev pab nyiaj txiag them them cov nqi kawm. Nug txog cov scholarships uas cov koomhaum thiab chaw lagluam muaj hauv tej zejzos.

Mus xyuas hauv Web txog cov tswvyim rau kev npaj mus kawm college thiab haujlwm (xyuas nplooj kawg).

Siv cov cost calculators los xam saib kev yuav mus kawm ib lub tsev kawm ntawv yuav raug npaum licas.

Cov tsev kawm ntawv raug samfwm kom muaj cov calculators no rau koj siv hauv online.

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Sibzog kom tau qhab-nees zoo thiab muaj credits txaus.

Mus nrhiav hauv online txog scholarships (xyuas nplooj kawg).

Mus koom koj lub tsev kawm ntawv cov hoob qhia txog kev pab nyiaj txiag thaum Fall.

Nug saib koj lub tsev kawm ntawv puas xa koj daim ntawv qhia Cal Grant GPA mus, lossis koj yuav tau xa ntawm koj tuskeheej uas yog siv daim qhia Cal Grant GPA Verification, uas muaj nyob hauv www.calgrants.org.

Ua Ntawv Thov Nyiaj

PIB LUB IB HLIS

Kev Pab Dawb Muaj kev pab ua daim ntawv thov kev pab nyiaj txiag dawb: tsis txhob them nqi rau daim ntawv thov FAFSA lossis them nyiaj kom lwm tus ua rau yus ib zaug li. Mus koom ib hoob uas qhia txog Free Cash for College thaum lub Ib Hlis lossis Ob Hlis uas luag qhia txog kev ua daim ntawv thov FAFSA lossis CA Dream Act thiab lwm daim ntawv.

Yog xav paub txog cov hnub thiab qhov chaw, mus xyuas hauv www. californiacashforcollege.org.

Xa koj daim ntawv thov FAFSA lossis CA Dream Act thiab daim ntawv qhia Cal Grant GPA mus tomqab lub Ib Hlis 1 thiab uantej lub Peb Hlis 2. Yog koj niam koj txiv (lossis koj tuskheej) tsis tau ua daim ntawm them se (federal tax return), siv cov lej kwvyees. Mam rov mus kho tomqab los tau.

Tomqab koj xa daim FAFSA mus lawm, xyuas koj daim Student Aid Report (SAR) saib koj puas tau txais nyiaj pab dabtsi.

Cov Hnub Kawg Ua daim ntawv thov Cal Grant tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2.

Nug txhua lub college uas koj xav mus kawm txog hnub kawg uas yuav tau ua daim ntawv thov kev pab nyiaj txiag thiab muab sau rau hauv koj daim calendar.

Khaws Nws Cia Uake Khaws koj daim FAFSA lossis CA Dream Act thiab Cal Grant online account cia uake kom yoojyim nrhiav tau.

Taug qab koj cov Cal Grant Tomqab koj xa koj daim FAFSA mus lawm, mus rau hauv www.webgrants4students.org mus qhiv koj ib qhov Cal Grant account. Koj mus xyuas tau koj daim California Aid Report (CAR), uas koj yuav tau txais hauv email tomqab koj thov mus thiab yog lawv muab Cal Grant rau koj. Koj mus kho tau tais koj xav mus kawm lub tsev kawm ntawv twg tiag thiab qhia tias koj yuav kawm tiav high school tiag.

SPRING/ SUMMER

Tshuaj & Muab Coj los Sib Piv Xyaus thiab teb cov ntawv uas cov college xa tuaj txais koj thiab cov ntawv kev pab nyiaj txiag.

Ua zoo tshuaj cov ntawv kev pab nyiaj txiag; nug koj cov lus nug.

Siv qhov “Compare Your Aid Awards� tool hauv www.bigfuture. collegeboard.org.

Xav txog cov grants, scholarships, work-study thiab lwm yam kev pab uas koj yuav tsis tau them rov qab uantej koj yuav mus lees txais nyiaj.

Yog yuavtsum tau txais, tsuas txais npaum li koj yuavtsum tau txais xwb, thiab mus xyuas cov federal student loans uas yuav paj tsawg hauv www.studentloans.gov.

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PIB NTAWM DAIM NTAWV THOV FAFSA LOSSIS CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT Mus hauv online thiab ua daim Free Application for Federal Student Aid, lossis FAFSA. Daim FAFSA yog daim ntawv uas siv los thov cov kev pab nyiaj txiag feem ntau rau kev mus kawm qib siab. Tseemfwv qibsiab, xeev thiab cov colleges siv cov kev qhia hauv los tsomxam saib lawv yuav muab kev pab nyiaj txiag npaum licas rau koj.

CA DREAM ACT

Cov menyuam kawm ntawv uas tsis muaj ntaub ntawv tuaj nyob lub tebchaws no tsimnyog ua Daim Ntawv Thov California Dream Act hauv www.caldreamact.org.

Daim ntawv thov FAFSA thiab California Dream Act nug txog koj, koj tsevneeg, koj tej nyiaj txiag thiab koj xav mus kawm dabtsi hauv college.

NRHIAV KEV PAB DAWB

Cov menyuam kawm ntawv mus nrhiav tau kev pab los thov kev pab nyiaj txiag

Ntawm Tus Tibneeg: Mus thov kev pab hauv koj lub tsev kawm ntawv, mus koom koj lub tsev kawm ntawv kev qhia txog kev pab nyiaj txiag lossis ib hoob uas qhia dawb txog California Cash for College thaum lub Ib Hlis lossis Ob Hlis. Cov hoob qhia txog Cash for College muaj qhia ua ntau hom lus. Cov menyuamkawm ntawv yuav nrhiav tau kev pab mus thov cov nyiaj hauv Dream Act. Yog xav paub txog cov hnub, qhov chaw thiab yuav tau nqa dabtsi mus, mus xyuas hauv www.californiacashforcollege.org.

Hauv Online: Hauv www.fafsa.gov, nrhiav cov lus teb koj cov lus nug lossis nias lub pob Live Help uas muaj nyob hauv txhua nplooj ntawv.

Hauv Xovtooj: Hu rau lub U.S. Department of Education ntawm 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 1-800-730-8913) Monday txog Friday (txog 9 p.m. Pacific) lossis lawv lub sijhawm uas qhib hnub Saturday thiab Sunday.

COV HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TEJ ZAUM YUAV TSIMNYOG TAU TXAIS $1,000 Cov high school seniors uas mus koom ib hoob qhia txog Cash for College thiab ua ntawv thov Cal Grant tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 tej zaum yuav tau txais $1,000 scholarship ntxiv. http://www.facebook.com/Cash.for.College.California

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KEV PAB NYIAJ TXIAG CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT Tsab Kevcai California Dream Act xyoo 2011 cia cov menyuam kawm ntawv uas tsis muaj ntaub ntawv tuaj nyob tebchaws no thiab cov uas muaj ntaub ntawv tuaj nyob tebchaws no uas muaj txhua yam raws li cov hauv qab no los thov tau thiab tau txais cov kev pab nyiaj txiag hauv xeev thiab cov private scholarships uas muab los ntawm cov California public colleges thiab universities.

CA DREAM ACT

COV MENYUAM KAWM NTAWV UAS: •

LEEJTWG THIAJ TSIMNYOG TAU TXAIS?

Tau kawm ib lub California high school yam luv peb lub xyoos; • Kawm tiav hauv ib lub California high school lossis xeem dhau tus California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) lossis tau txais daim General Equivalency Diploma (GED); • Kawm nyob rau hauv ib lub accredited thiab qualified California college lossis university; • Ua daim ntawv thov nyob tebchaws no (affidavit to legalize immigration status) thaum uas luag tsocai rau ua.

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Ua ntawv thov cov scholarships hauv cov tsev kawm ntawv cov websites.

• Mus xyuas hauv www.maldef.org thiab www.e4fc.org txog daim ntawv teev cov scholarships.

• Cov menyuam kawm hauv community college ua daim ntawv thov Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver (BOG) rau lub Ib Hlis, 2013 term.

FALL 2012

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PIB LUB IB HLIS 2013

Cov menyuam ua ntawv tau mus thov Cal Grant, Chafee Grant thiab lwm txoj kev pab nyiaj txiag hauv xeev hauv online uas yog siv lub California Student Aid Commission’s daim ntawv thov California Dream Act hauv www.caldreamact.org.

• Ua ntawv thov ib qhov Cal Grant, lossis UC thiab CSU institutional grants, tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2.

• Tej zaum yuav muaj lwm yam kev pab nyiaj txiag hauv Dream Act xwsli EOP, EOPS, CARE thiab Cal-Works hauv koj lub tsev kawm ntawv. Mus ntsib koj lub chaw thov kev pab nyiaj txiag thiab scholarship office mus muab kev qhia ntxiv.

Koj cov kev qhia hauv daim ntawv thov California Dream Act yuav tsis muab tso rau hauv tseemfwv qibsiab cov chaw ceev kev qhia.

Cov kev qhia Dream Act ntawm tus menyuam kawm ntawv thiab niamtxiv yuav muab ceev tsis pub leejtwg pom tib yam li luag ceev thiab khaws cov kev qhia ntawm cov neeg thov Cal Grant.

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CAL GRANTS YOG IB COV NYIAJ PUB DAWB — UA NTAWV THOV TSIS PUB DHAU LUB PEB HLIS 2 Ob daim ntawv, ob kaujruam

1 Xa koj daim FAFSA thiab Cal Grant nruabnrab lub Ib Hlis

1 thiab Peb Hlis 2.

2 Xa koj daim ntawv qhia Cal Grant GPA (lossis qhab-nees GED, SAT

lossis ACT) mus rau lub California Student Aid Commission tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2. Nug koj lub tsev kawm ntawv saib lawv puas xa koj daim ntawv qhia Cal Grant GPA mus rau koj lossis koj yuav tau xa daim ntawv qhia Cal Grant GPA Verification ntawm koj tuskheej. Yog koj yuavtsum tau xa koj daim ntawv qhia GPA, nug koj tus counselor lossis nrhiav daim ntawv ntawd hauv online at www.calgrants.org.

Koj yuavtsum tau muab nws rau neeg saib hauv tsev kawm ntawv (school official) suam npe rau uantej xa mus—daim ntawv qhia qhabnees uas xyuas tes ua yuav xa tsis tau mus hauv online.

Yog koj plam hnub xa uas yog lub Peb Hlis 2 thiab tseem npaj yuav mus kawm ib lub California Community College thaum fall, koj muaj ib lub sijhawm thib ob uas yog lub Cuaj Hlis 2. Txawm li ntawd los, cov Cal Grant uas yuav muab rau cov tibneeg uas thov thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 2 muaj tsawg, yog li thov tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 yog koj thov tau.

Kev yuavtsum tau txais Cal Grant

Yog koj yog ib tus high school senior, kawm tiav hauv ib lub California high school, muaj raws li txhua yam uas hais thiab thov mus tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2, koj yuavtsum tau txais ib qhov Cal Grant.

HAIS MENTSIS TXOG CAL GRANTS Cal Grant: Cal Grant A Yuavtsum tau 3.0 high school GPA

Cal Grant B Yuavtsum tau 2.0 high school GPA Cal Grant C

Cal Grant Transfer Entitlement Award Yuavtsum tau 2.4 community college GPA

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Koj yuav tau txais txog li: $12,192 hauv University of California $5,970 hauv California State University • $9,084 hauv lwm cov California colleges • Yog koj mus kawm hauv ib lub California Community College, luag yuav muab koj cov grant ceev tseg txog thaum koj transfer mus kawm • •

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$1,473 rau kev noj nyob rau thawj xyoo, ntxiv rau cov nyiaj pab them nqi kawm (tuition and fee) uas muab rau tomqab thawj xyoo uas npaum li cov Cal Grant A

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$547 rau nqi ntawv, khoom siv rau kev kawm technical lossis haujlwm $2,462 rau cov nyiaj pab them nqi kawm (yog tsis kawm ib lub California Community College)

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Tib yam li Cal Grant A lossis Cal Grant B

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NYIAJ PUB DAWB NTXIV UA DAIM FAFSA MUS THOV COV GRANTS NO Hom Grants Federal Pell Grant Txog li $5,550 toj xyoos (2012-13).

Mus xyuas hauv www.studentaid.ed.gov

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Pib $100 mus txog $4,000 toj xyoos (cov nyiaj muaj tsawg).

Mus xyuas hauv www.studentaid.ed.gov Federal TEACH Grants Txog li $4,000 toj xyoos.

Mus xyuas hauv www.studentaid.ed.gov lossis mus ntsib lub chaw thov kev pab nyiaj txiag hauv lub college lossis university uas koj npaj mus kawm

California Chafee Grant Txog li $5,000 toj xyoos rau kev xyaum ua haujlwm lossis college ntxiv rau cov kev pab nyiaj txiag hauv xeev thiab tseemfwv qibsiab uas koj tau txais.

Mus xyuas hauv www.chafee.csac.ca.gov; hu rau 1-888-224-7268; lossis mus ntsib koj lub tsev kawm ntawv, caseworker lossis tus Independent Living Coordinator Child Development Grants $1,000 toj xyoos (hauv ib lub California Community College) lossis $2,000 toj xyoos (ib lub college plaub xyoos); tagnrho txoog li $6,000.

Mus xyuas hauv www.csac.ca.gov; nias “Financial Aid Programs” lossis hu rau 1-888-224-7268

Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Txog li $13,665 toj xyoos.

Mus xyuas hauv www.csac.ca.gov thiab nias “Financial Aid Programs” lossis hu rau 1-888-224-7268

University of California (UC) Mus xyuas hauv www.universityofcalifornia.edu California State University (CSU) Mus xyuas hauv www.calstate.edu lossis www.csumentor.edu California Community College (CCC) Board of Governor (BOG) Fee Waiver Mus xyuas hauv www.icanaffordcollege.com

Yam uas Yuavtaum Tau Muaj Koj tus nqi yuav mus kawm ntawv thiab feem tsevneeg yuav pab • Yuav mus kawm puv sijhawm lossis ib nrab sijhawm • Yuavtsum tsis txhob tau muaj bachelor’s degree* •

Koj tus nqi yuav mus kawm ntawv thiab feem tsevneeg yuav pab • Yuav xub muab rau cov tau txais Pell Grant uas tsevneeg pab tsawg tshaj • Yuav mus kawm puv sijhawm lossis ib nrab sijhawm •

Tabtom kawm, lossis npaj kawm kom tiav, cov hoob uas yuav mus ua xibfwb qhia ntawv • Kawm kom cov GPA tau yam qis 3.25 • Suam npe coglus yuav mus ua ib tus xibfwb puv sijhawm rau cheebtsam uas qhia cov menyuam uas tsevneeg khwv tau nyiaj los tsawg • Pom zoo yuav los qhia yam luv plaub lub xyoos hauv yim lub xyoos tomqab kawm tiav • Yog koj tsis ua raws li koj cov lus cogtseg, koj cov grant dhau los ua unsubsidized Stafford loan uas koj yuavtsum tau them rov qab nrog paj •

Koj tabtom nyob lossis tau nyob dua hauv foster care thaum hnub nyoog 16-18 • Tseem niajhnub kawm ntawv thiab kawm tau qhabnees zoo • Kawm ntawv yam tsawg ib nrab haujlwm • Yuavtsum tau ua daim ntawv thov Chafee Grant (tsis yuavtsum tau muaj lej Social Security) •

Tabtom kawm yuav daim ntawv tsocai qhia menyuam yaus (chiId development permit) thiab npaj yuav mus ua haujlwm hauv ib lub chaw qhia menyuam yaus hauv California • Yuavtsum suam npe rau daim Ntawv Coglus Ua Haujlwm (Service Commitment Agreement) los qhia lossis saib hauv ib lub chaw zov menyuam hauv California • Yuavtsum tau ua daim ntawv thov Child Development Grant •

Cov menyuam lossis tus pojniam/txiv ntawm ib tus tub ceevxwm, tub tua hluavtaws, lossis lwm hom neeg ua haujlwm nrog tub ceevxwm hauv California uas tau tuag lossis dhau los ua neeg xiam oob-qhab 100 feem pua vim nws txoj haujlwm.

• Yuavtsum tau ua daim ntawv thov Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant •

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Yuavluag ob feem peb ntawm cov kawm undergraduate tau txais UC grant thiab scholarship aid, thiab feem ntau tau txog li $14,000 Qhov CSU grant yog pab rau cov tibneeg nyob hauv California uas tu-ncua nyiaj txiag

Yog koj tau txais Cal Grant lossis muaj kev tu-ncua nyiaj txiag, ytej zaum koj yuav thov tau qhov fee waiver • Peb nquahu kom ua diam FAFSA, tsis hais yuav thov hom CCC Fee Waiver, xwv thiaj tau txais cov nyiaj txiag pab hauv tseemfwv qibsiab thiab hauv xeev ntxiv.

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*Tshwj cov menyuam uas tabtom kawm yuav teacher certification lossis kawm nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev kawm five-year baccalaureate program.

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CAL GRANTS: COV SIJHAWM LOS THOV

Mus hauv ib lub community college mus rau ib lub college 4 xyoos • Koj tus uas yog California Community College Mus Kawm, tsuas yog koj tsis tau muaj hnub nyoog 28 xyoos xwb • Thov mus tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 COV ntawm xyoo uas koj npaj mus kawm

MENYUAM UAS MUS HAUV COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUS KAWM

Cal Grant C – Career Technical Grant • Ua daim FAFSA tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 • Teev lub Career Technical School rau hauv daim FAFSA • Cov hoob kawm yuavtsum yog kawm ua haujlwm lossis career technical

COV MENYUAM KAWM CAREER TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Taug Qab Koj Cov Cal Grant: Qhib ib qhov WebGrants4Students Account los tau qab koj cov Cal Grant.

Mus xyuas hauv www.webgrants4students.org tomqab koj xa koj daim ntawv thov FAFSA lossis California Dream Act mus lawm.

Yog xav tau kev qhia ntxiv, mus xyuas hauv www.calgrants.org lossis www.csac.ca.gov.

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MUS XYUAS IB LUB TSEV KAWM NTAWV UAS MUAB CAL GRANT HAUV WWW.CSAC.CA.GOV

QHOV CHAW ZOO TSHAJ LOS PIB

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR

Thov mus li ib tus high school senior tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 • Cal Grants muab txog li $12,192 toj xyoos, nyob ntawm koj lub tsev kawm ntawv qhiab qhov koj mus kawm • Thov tau hauv ib lub tsev kawm ntawv uas muaj txog li 4 lub xyoos • Qhov kev thov kom tau Cal Grant ntau tshaj • Txhua lub tsev kawm ntawv public thiab ntau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntiav hauv California puavleej muab. Xyuas saib koj yuav coj koj cov Cal Grant mus siv tau qhov twg hauv www.calgrants.org

Thov mus tomqab kawm tiav high school & tsis pub dhau li 1 xyoos tomqab kawm tiav high school lossis GED • Tau txais Cal Grants txog li 4 xyoos thiab tau txog li $12,192 • Ua daim FAFSA/Xa daim ntawv qhia High School GPA tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 • Mus nqa daim ntawv qhia GPA hauv lub high school uas koj kawm tiav

COV KAWM TIAV HIGH SCHOOL

LWM COV MENYUAM KAWM NTAWV Txhua lwm cov menyuam kawm ntawv thov tau cov Competitive Cal Grants • Yog koj yog ib tus kawm hauv California Community College, thov competitive Cal Grant los ntawm kev ua daim FAFSA thiab Cal Grant GPA tsis pub dhau lub Cuaj Hlis 2 ntawm txhua xyoo. Koj lub college yuav xa koj cov GPA mus rau koj. Kojyuavtsum tau ua daim FAFSA. • Cov menyuam kawm ntawv tsis hais hnub nyoog npaum licas losxij thov tau competitive Cal Grants tsis pub dhau lub Peb Hlis 2 txog Cal Grant.

Txhua xyoos uas koj mus kawm college, xa koj daim FAFSA mus.

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MUS XYUAS COV WEBSITES NO COLLEGE FUNDING

COLLEGES

California student aid & Cal Grants www.calgrants.org www.csac.ca.gov *www.ca.gov/education

California public colleges www.californiacolleges.edu California Community Colleges *www.icanaffordcollege.com

California Cash for College *www.californiacashforcollege.org

California State University *www.csumentor.edu

Dreamer Cov Chaw Pab www.caldreamact.org www.e4fc.org www.maldef.org http://preparate.collegeboard.org/resources Federal financial aid *www.fafsa.gov *www.studentaid.ed.gov *www.studentloans.gov

Independent California colleges www.aiccu.edu

COV YUAV TAU PAUB Identity theft *www.ftc.gov/idtheft *www.idtheftcenter.org

ScholarShare *www.scholarshare.com

Smart borrowing *www.studentloans.gov

Scholarship Information www.fastweb.com *www.collegeboard.com/pay www.scholarships.com www.zinch.com/

Tax benefits www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf

LWM COV CHAW PAB ACT or SAT www.actstudent.org *www.collegeboard.org

African American scholarships www.uncf.org Asian American scholarships www.apiasf.org

AmeriCorps/volunteers www.americorps.gov *www.californiavolunteers.org

Gates Millennium scholarships www.gmsp.org

Citizenship/Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals *www.uscis.gov

Latino scholarships *www.hsf.net www.maldef.org Native American scholarships www.bie.edu www.collegefund.org www.aises.org/what/programs/scholarships Sports scholarships www.ncaa.org

Foster youth grants and information www.chafee.csac.ca.gov www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov www.calyouthconn.org www.calgrants.org Health careers *www.healthjobsstarthere.com Job trends www.bls.gov/emp

Scholarship fraud *www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams

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www.californiacolleges.edu *http://collegenavigator.ed.gov www.whodouwant2b.com www.finaid.org

University of California *www.universityofcalifornia.edu

Students with disabilities www.heath.gwu.edu www.dor.ca.gov Military and veterans benefits *www.todaysmilitary.com www.gibill.va.gov *Muaj kev qhia ua lus Mev

www.facebook.com/CSAC.StudentAidCommission

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