<p>Hi, im going to be a second year at UCSB and i was wondering if it would be more beneficial to me if i cancelled my calgrant and got a university grant instead? Last year I didnt get calgrant because i filled in my SSN wrong on the form and they said it was too late, so my university gave me a University Grant instead, and it totalled 14000. This year i got calgrant B and its about 300 dollars less than what i got from the university grant. I was also granted the Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) and that was $1500+ but the cancelled it because they said that having calgrantB made me ineligible. So would i be able to get the SEOG if i had the university grant instead?</p>
<p>:( Advice please~ thank you</p>
<p>I doubt very much that they would give you university money out of their own funds if you decide to cancel state grant money you are eligible for. Why would they give you thousands of dollars of their own money just because you want $300 more than you have, and what you have sounds pretty generous.</p>
<p>SEOG funds are very limited. It is very unlikely they will have SEOG funds available at this time of year. (Our school ran out of them in March).</p>
<p>The (minor) difference in aid may also be based on other factors such as minor changes in your financial situation, or on there being more people needing aid this year. There is only so much money to go round. If your total aid is less than last year, ask them why. But don’t under any circumstances cancel your calgrant - that is a lot of money to lose in the hopes that you can make just a little more. </p>
<p>It sounds like you have pretty good aid.</p>