What is California’s Middle Class Scholarship?
While seniors are scrutinizing every line of their UC application for accuracy, or blinking at their computer screens to revise the third draft of their essays, the deadlines for financial aid may seem distant from their mind.
But once every application and essay has been submitted, students should turn their eyes towards financial aid applications.
Even if students think they do not qualify for aid, California’s Middle Class Scholarship may be able to help them with college expenses.
California’s Middle Class Scholarship is only available for Californian undergraduates who plan to attend a UC or CSU and have filled out the FAFSA (or California Dream Act application). The scholarship is geared towards families who have an income of up to $150,000.
The funds which students receive from the scholarship are meant to increase gradually over 4 years of undergraduate study, and could cover up to 40 percent of tuition and fees during the last year.
(Source: UC News)