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2006-2007
To be eligible for a Cal Grant, an
applicant must:
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Be a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident,
or eligible non-citizen
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Be a California resident attending an
eligible school in California on at least a half-time basis
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Meet United States Selective Service
requirements if required to do so
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Apply prior to the March 2 deadline.
(The 2006-2007 deadline for new applicants is March 2, 2006)
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Meet the satisfactory academic
progress standards as determined by the institution the student is
attending
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Not have received a prior bachelor's
degree
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Not be in default on a federal loan or
owe a refund on a federal or state grant
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Not exceed the total family income or
family assets ceilings outlined below:
CAL
GRANT INCOME AND ASSET
CEILINGS 2006-07
Cal
grant
A,C and T |
Cal Grant
B |
| Income |
| Dependent
students and Independent students with dependents (other than a
spouse) |
Family size:
Six or more |
$83,600 |
$45,900 |
| Five |
$77,500 |
$42,500 |
| Four |
$72,300 |
$38,000 |
| Three |
$66,500 |
$34,200 |
| Two |
$65,000 |
$30,300 |
| Independent
students without children or other dependents ( other than a spouse) |
| Single, no dependents |
$26,500 |
$26,500 |
| Married, no other
dependents |
$30,300 |
$30,300 |
| Assets |
| Dependent students* |
$55,900 |
$55,900 |
| Independent students |
$26,600 |
$26,600 |
| *These
ceilings also apply to independent students
with dependents other than
a spouse. |
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For
2006-2007, Cal Grant B recipients
cannot have completed more than one semester or two quarters of
full-time college study, or the equivalent of 16 semester units of
part-time study at a college or university, or more than four and one
half months at a vocational/technical school prior to July 1, 2005.
(Except for students who are awarded community college transfer
awards.) All Cal Grant B recipients must be undergraduates.
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Cal Grant A recipients and about 500
special Cal Grant B recipients will have their grade level determined
by the school at which they receive their first payment.
Students must be undergraduates. New Cal Grant A awards are not
available to grade level 4 (college senior) applicants.
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The final
2006-07 grade point average
cutoffs for Cal Grant A:
3.09 - Freshmen - Grade Level 1
3.09 - Sophomore -
Grade Level 2
3.09 - Junior - Grade
Level 3
3.09 - Community
College to four-year college transfers
Eligibility
Requirements for 2006-2007 |
