<p>@AnnieBeats:</p>
<p>The scholarship at 'Bama is for tuition only. Student has to pay for room and board. Full need fin aid covers everything. Even if part of fin aid are loans and work study, the grant amounts are likely to cover all of tuition at a UC and then some. The student can then decide to pay or take on loans and work-study (or live at home).</p>