Financial Aid Frequently Asked Questions
Early Application Period for FAFSA
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October 1st
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) becomes available for the upcoming
award year. Submit financial aid application online
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March 2nd
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Cal Grant application deadline - Submit both FAFSA and GPA Verification
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April - May
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Submit all required documentation to the Financial Aid Office
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July
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Financial Aid Office begins emailing Award Notifications to students who applied and
submitted documentation during the early application period
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September 2nd
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Cal Grant application deadline - Submit both FAFSA and GPA Verification (applies to
FAFSA only)
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Early Application Period for CA DREAM Act
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October 1st
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CA Dream Act Application becomes available for the upcoming year. Submit Dream Act application online
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March 2nd
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Cal Grant application deadline - Submit both Dream Act and NON-SSN GPA Verification
form
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What FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application should I complete?
- Complete the 2020-2021 FAFSA or CA Dream Act, if you will be attending during the Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and/or Spring 2021.
- Complete the 2021-2022 FAFSA or CA Dream Act, if you will be attending during the Summer 2021, Fall 2021, and/or Spring 2022.
- Turn 24 years old within the academic year
- You will be enrolled in a master's or doctorate program at the beginning of the school year
- You are married as of the day you apply
- You have children who receive more than half their support from you
- You have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half their support from you
- At any time since the age of 13, both of your parents were deceased, you were in foster care, or you were a dependent or ward of the court
- You are currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training
- You are a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces
- You are or were an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence
- You are or were in legal guardianship as determined by a court in your state of legal residence
- You were determined to be an unaccompanied youth who was homeless by your high school or school district liaison
- You were determined to be an unaccompanied youth who was homeless by the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- You were determined to be an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless by the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program
- Attended a California high school for a minimum of three years, or
- Attainment of credits in California from a California high school equivalent of at least three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
- Attend a combination of California high school, adult school, and community college for the equivalent of three (3) years or more.
- Graduated from a California high school or received the equivalent general education
diploma (GED), High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), or Test Assessing Secondary Completion
(TASC).
- Register or be currently enrolled in a California Community College, California State University, or a University of California.
- Sign a statement with the college or university (NOT with DHS) stating that he/she will apply for legal residency as soon as he/she is eligible to do so.
How do I submit my verification documents to the Financial Aid Office?
We respectfully request that students submit verification forms and related documents to the Financial Aid Office online through our Student e-Document Submission in the MSJC Student Support Hub
Before using the Student e-Document Submission, please review the following guidelines to ensure that your submission is processed properly:
• verify that document(s) are clear, legible, and fully complete
• use black or blue ink on all documents
• documents that require a signature must have wet, handwritten, signatures or Adobe Digital Signature
• ensure file is a scanned PDF (recommended) or accepted image file (e.g., jpeg, jpg, or png)
Please note: Google Chrome is the recommended browser when using the e-Document Submission.