How does a pell/federal grant work?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Irvine
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That article WAS true but in 2015, the UC regents voted to eliminate most of the financial aid given to out of state applicants.

http://www.dailycal.org/2015/11/23/to-fund-enrollment-boost-uc-will-phase-out-out-of-state-financial-aid/

The issue has always been that the UC system is funded by California taxpayers so in-state applicants should reap the benefits. The UC regents have also voted to cap the # of OOS students admitted to the UC’s at around 20%, so it will be even harder to get an acceptance as an OOS along with no FA.