Cal Grant, Chafee Grant, Middle-Class Scholarship
UC Grants, State University Grants
California College Promise Grant (Formerly BOG Fee Waiver)
EOP/EOPS - Some University scholarships
Some private scholarships administered by campuses
Application deadline for all Dreamer Cal Grants and most of the other aid listed above is March 2.
Dreamer Cal Grants include:
High School Entitlement Cal Grant A & B
CCC Transfer Entitlement Cal Grant A & B
Cal Grant C
Dreamers are not eligible to receive Competitive Cal Grants.
A Dreamer Cal Grant application
A Dreamer Cal Grant application = CA Dream Act Application + Non-SSN GPA
Financial Aid will submit GPA electronically for eligible students.
You must meet the application deadline and all applicable eligibility requirements to qualify for any financial aid listed above.
For other financial aid and resources for Dreamers visit: www.maldef.org/about.
AB 540 exempts certain students from paying nonresident tuition (higher than resident tuition) and allows them to apply for different types of California Dream Act financial aid.
Students must have:
Satisfaction of either of the following:
High School attendance in California for three or more years.
Attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
Graduated or will graduate from a California high school or obtained a Certificate or General Education Development (GED), High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), or test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC).
Will register or enroll in an accredited and qualifying California college or university.
If applicable, complete(d) an affidavit to legalize immigration status as soon as you are eligible.
Do not hold a valid non-immigrant visa ( F, J, H, L, A, B, C, D, E, etc. )**
If you meet the requirements above, you should complete the CA Dream Act Application for financial aid. ( A certified GPA is also necessary for Cal Grant consideration.) Your college is responsible for verifying your AB 540 eligibility. Check with your Admissions Office early in the summer before the Fall Term starts.
**If you have Temporary Protected Status or hold a U Visa you may be eligible for the California Dream Act. AB 1899 allows U and T visa holders to also apply for state financial aid. (T visa holders should file a FAFSA, U visa holders should file a CA Dream Act Application)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a federal process that defers removal action of an individual by USCIS for a specified number of years.
It is not the same as financial aid
It does not grant lawful immigration status
It does allow individuals to apply for an SSN and work authorization
CA Dreamers should still file a CA Dream Act Application instead of a FAFSA and submit a Non-SSN GPA. If you or your school submits your certified GPA using your DACA SSN, make sure you include that DACA SSN on question #8 of your CA Dream Act Application.
For more info about DACA visit:
www.uscis.gov
www.e4fc.org
By definition, an undocumented student is a foreign national who:
entered the United States without inspection or with fraudulent documents; or
entered legally as a nonimmigrant but then violated the terms of his or her status and remained in the United States without authorization (as defined by the National Immigration Law Center).
In contrast, a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) is defined as a person who was granted the right to live permanently in the United States. An LPR is a “green card” holder that is allowed to legally work and live in the United States.
For more info about Undocumented Students, visit: Overview of Undocumented Students: Immigrants Rising
Know Your Rights
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding District Police Interaction with Undocumented Persons:
Preguntas Frecuentes sobre la Interacción de la Policía del Distrito con Personas Indocumentadas:
Every individual and/or family should have a Family Preparedness Plan in the case of an emergency, regardless of one's immigration status. Please use any of the following resources to help with creating a plan and further understanding your rights. Any additional questions or concerns can be referred to the Dreamers Success Center.
Cada individuo y/o familia debe tener un Plan de Preparación Familiar en caso de una emergencia, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. Utilice cualquiera de los siguientes recursos para ayudar a crear un plan y comprender mejor sus derechos. Cualquier pregunta o inquietud adicional puede ser referida al Dreamers Success Center.
While the Dreamers Success Center provides printed red cards, we would like to provide the ILRC’s Red Cards link as an additional resource.
El Dreamers Success Center proporciona tarjetas rojas, pero nos gustaría proporcionar el enlace de Tarjetas Rojas de ILRC como un recurso adicional.
California Community Colleges serves the largest number of undocumented students within our state’s public higher education system. Originally created to effectively respond to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) policy’s impact on undocumented students, the Dreamers project has since broadened to help address the most pressing challenges facing undocumented students and their access to higher education.
We at Delta College are proud of our collaboration with the Dreamers Project and are committed to continuing to increase our support for our undocumented students and remove barriers as they pursue higher education.
CCC Dreamers Project: Strengthening Institutional Practices to Support Undocumented Student Success, Executive Summary
CCC Dreamers Project: Strengthening Institutional Practices to Support Undocumented Student Success, Full Report
(Stockton Office) 145 East Weber Avenue, Stockton CA 95202 Phone: (209) 946-0605
(CRLAF) 2210 K Street, Suite 201 Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 446-7901 Office Phone
(Stockton Office) 445 North San Joaquin Street Stockton, CA 95202 Phone: (209) 644-2600
-- You can go to college regardless of your immigration status!
