CONGRATULATIONS: USC Admitted Class of 2018 with Merit

alamemom
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:42:08 +0000

CalGrant is a tuition-only grant and the Trustee completely covers your tuition, so in your case, no it cannot be used to replace work/study or loans - when you say that they “took” it, I am not sure what that means. When you log in here CSAC - Student Landing Home; does it show that you have been awarded a CalGrant? If so, you will receive it. However, because both the Trustee and CalGrant are tuition-only, the Trustee will be reduced by the amount of the CalGrant.

USC Financial Aid:

If you receive state grants restricted to tuition payments (such as
the Cal Grant), your USC Merit Scholarship will be reduced so that
the total of scholarships and grants does not exceed your cost of
tuition and mandatory fees.

http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/aif/Documents/2013_2014_ScholarshipPolicy.pdf

Email to ask to have some of your subsidized loan converted to work/study - it never hurts to ask. Note to those who will need work/study funds to help cover billable costs (rather than travel and personal expenses): be sure to establish a payment plan (info included with your financial aid materials) as your work/study funds will be paid as you earn them rather than up-front.

:) You are no bother at all! You ask great questions!