Page 33 of Santa Rosa Junior College 1998-2000 Catalog by Santa Rosa Junior College

Financial Aid, Grants Loans FINANCIAL AID GRANTS Financial aid is available for costs that are directly related to attending college when these costs are more than students or their families can afford. The eligibility for most financial aid is based on financial need, which is determined by the Financial Aid Office from information submitted by the student and/or family on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You are urged to complete your application by April 1st prior to each academic year, although FAFSAs are accepted, and most aid is available, until the following Spring. Applicants must show satisfactory academic progress and must have a transfer, certificate or degree objective. Cal Grants These are state grants that are awarded by the California Student Aid Commission in Sacramento and paid through the College. They are based upon need, GPA, and program of study. The deadline is March 2nd prior to the year of enrollment. Cal Grant A Pays tuition at four-year schools up to a maximum of $5,250. Santa Rosa Junior College students can apply for Cal Grant A and keep it on reserve until they transfer. General information about jobs, grants and loans offered by the Financial Aid Office is available. Various dollar amounts shown and regulations regarding financial aid are subject to change without notice due to governmental, state and local requirements. Request a financial aid handbook for more details. Cal Grant B Pays up to $1,410 at Santa Rosa Junior College. The grants can continue when a student transfers to a four-year school. Applicants must be low income. There are special awards for students who are transferring from a community college to a four-year school. BOG Enrollment Fee Waivers TANF, SSI, GA/GR, dependents of deceased/disabled veterans, low income and aid-eligible students may also be eligible for a fee waiver. You must file a BOG enrollment fee waiver application before you register by any method. Cal Grant C Assists vocational students from low and middle-income families. The maximum grant at Santa Rosa Junior College is $530 for training supplies. Students who apply in time with a FAFSA and who have need automatically have a BOG enrollment fee waiver made available to them at registration. BIA GRANTS Federal Pell Grants Grants are gift aid and do not have to be paid back. Pell Grants are federal grants to assist low and middleincome students who are enrolling in any number of units. The maximum Pell Grant is $3000. Out-of-state students may also qualify for as much as $3000 to help defray the cost of tuition. Bureau of Indian Affairs Grunts for eligible students who are at least twenty-five percent Native American, Eskimo or Aleutian as certified by their tribal groups. Students must first apply for and be awarded aid as do others. A BIA grant application can then be submitted through the Financial Aid Office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Contact your BIA agency or the Financial Aid Office for more information. FSEOG Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants are another form of federal grant for the exceptionally financial needy and are given to the lowest income students. FSEOG grants vary from $200 to $750. EOP S Extended Opportunity Program and Service Grant is for fulltime students who are educationally disadvantaged and eligible for BOG enrollment fee waiver A or B. Services include priority registration, book awards and counseling. www.santarosa.edu 31

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