CA Dream Act & AB-540-FINANCIAL AID(Undocumented) Students
The California Dream Act Application is only for undocumented students and students who meet the AB540 eligibility requirements. If you do, you will only submit the California Dream Act Application (CADAA.) The CADAA helps undocumented students receive financial assistance from the state to attend an accredited university, community college, or vocational school.
- Gather all the following documents if you have them.
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- Your DACA SS# and your parents’ ITIN #.
- Your Driver’s License if you have one
- Your parents’ birth date(s)
- Date of your parents’ marriage, divorce, legal separation, or widowhood
- 2022 Federal tax forms, if your parents filed.
- Records of untaxed income such as Supplemental Security, Welfare, Disability, Veterans benefits and child support information
- Current business and investment mortgage information (business, stock, bonds)
- Savings and Checking account statements
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- Complete the application
- You and your parent(s) need to sign it online
- IMPORTANT NOTE: males should register for the selective service to receive financial aid. See Mrs. Corona to access the form.
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- The district electronically submitted your financial GPA to the state
- If there has been a mistake, please talk to Mrs. Corona
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- Create an account with http://www.webgrants4students.org to check the status of your Cal Grant or to make corrections
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- CSS Profile at Link Check with each university for the deadline. Some are due in January or February 2024
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- If you need assistance, please visit the College Center
- Read all instructions on the first page
- Print in black ink and use capital letters only
- For the social security number section, leave it blank if you do not have one
- Do not forget to sign it
- Mail it to the address on the right hand side of the instruction's page
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- If you DO NOT receive a Registration Acknowledgment within 90 days, it is your responsibility to contact the Selective Service at 847-688-68
When completing the AB-540 affidavit...
- As soon as possible submit an affidavit to every school you are considering attending in the fall such as community college, universities, and/or trade schools. (In some cases, colleges will use their own form)
- Read all instructions on the second page
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At the top of the form add the name of the college or university.
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For section #1 mark the last box (3rd box) if you are undocumented and DO NOT have a current visa.
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For section # 2- ONLY complete Column A. On the chart below, list schools you attended the last 3 years.
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Complete the bottom portion (print name, print address, Campus ID from college or university, email, sign it, and date it.)
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AFTER completing this form for the college or universities you are considering attending, MAIL it to their admissions office. Get their address from their websites.
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If possible, when you go to the post office, ask for a certificate of mail so you could track the form and make sure the college receives it.
DREAMers
The Dream.US is a national scholarship fund that provides scholarships to students who want a college education but cannot afford one.
DREAMers helps charismatic students do just that. If you believe you have the academic achievement and motivation to succeed, visit The Dream and start applying.
Requirement:
- Be first time student applying to an associate's or bachelor's degree program at one of THEDREAM.US partner colleges
- 2.5 GPA or greater
- Be DACA eligible