Receiving Cal grant after a gap year?

aunt_bea
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 01:37:56 +0000

If you didn’t claim it, you need to contact the CalGrant office.
You have to be proactive and call because they have no idea what you plan to do. They have hundreds of thousands of California students, in their data base, at all levels of education. Why would you wait?
Did I mention that the priority funding goes to those students who filed by the March 2nd date. They do run out of funds because they try to fund as many students as possible. If you don’t contact them, they can assume that you are not interested and will not reserve funds for you.
Their awards are based on the type of Cal Grant, your GPA, and what the university charges in tuition and fees.
It’s easier if you call and speak to someone; they are very nice and helpful. I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to contact them-it’s a grant that you don’t have to pay back. Free money. If you don’t contact them, then you really don’t want or need the funding.