Even more stuff, possibly going to continue posting whatever helpful information I get since we can not edit posts:
I have seen a previous thread concerning the intention of “Leave of Absence” for Cal Grant. Submitting a LoA for Cal Grant is only to put the award on hold for the particular semester(s) that you submitted it for—I have confirmed this via multiple calls to my Financial Aid Office and CSAC (though, one particular CSAC representative seems to be confused…). It has nothing to do with actual enrollment. You CAN attend school full-time and submit a LoA for Cal Grant to save eligibility.
From my inquiry, it seems that if you are eligible to receive Cal Grant B for your first semester at CC, you must accept it during your first semester and then you can put it on hold. Do double check on this because I have gotten an answer saying that you could put it on hold since the start. This should not be much of a concern for most students. Sorry to disappoint, but I rather not go through the headache of confirming something that I and the majority of people do not need confirmation on—I have already accepted Cal Grant B for the Fall Semester of my Freshman Year.
But the following is an example of when it should be a concern:
Student D maps out her plan and finds out that she wants to do 1 year at CC and 4 years at university. Since Cal Grant B’s max eligibility is 4 years, the student would ideally not use any eligibility during her 1 year at CC to save all 4 years of Cal Grant B for university [again, since university-level Cal Grant B is higher than CC-level]. This student should be concerned on whether she can put Cal Grant B on hold at the start of her freshman year without accepting Cal Grant B for one semester first.
(As CC or university student) If you are attending school over the summer and want Cal Grant, talk to your Financial Aid Office and have them request it. I BELIEVE you will be receiving the same amount of money and therefore lose the same amount of eligibility as a regular term. I guess it is a way to receive funds earlier. OTHERWISE: IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST FOR CAL GRANT DURING THE SUMMER, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING ELIGIBILITY OVER THE SUMMER.
You do not need to reapply for Cal Grant, just make sure you fill out the FAFSA every year.