Admitted Transfer Day Financial Aid & Scholarships

1. Admitted Transfer Day Financial Aid &Scholarships

2. Apply • Free Application for Federal StudentAid (FAFSA) • fafsa.gov • DreamActApplication(CADAA) • dream.csac.ca.gov financial.aid@csuci.edu

3. What is FinancialAid?

4. Follow-Up • AccuracyCheck • If you completed the FAFSA online and providedan email address you should have received a Student Aid Report (SAR) viaemail • Dream Act filers can check their applicationstatus by visitingwww.caldreamact.org • Review your SAR or Dream Act applicationfor accuracy and comments that require followup financial.aid@csuci.edu

5. VerificationProcess • AdditionalDocuments • Students may be randomly selected for “Verification” by FAFSA or the California Student Aid Commission (DreamAct) • The Financial Aid & Scholarships office mayrequest: • VerificationWorksheet • Copies of IRS tax transcripts / taxreturns • W-2forms • Processing of an application will be delayed if documents are not submitted orincomplete • Verification may take up to 4-6 weeks toprocess financial.aid@csuci.edu

6. How weCommunicate • Primary form ofcommunication • myCIemail • How to SubmitForms • Submit online through your myCIportal financial.aid@csuci.edu

7. Types of FinancialAid StateAid Cal Grant A or B State University Grant Middle ClassScholarship FederalGrants Pell SEOG Dream Act Institutional Scholarships FAFSA Other Aid PrivateScholarships Third Party PrivateLoans Federal WorkStudy FederalLoans Student Parent

8. Claim Your CalGrant • You must claim your Cal Grant by logging into your WebGrants account at mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov andconfirming: • School of attendance (or change selected school);and • High School graduation (if your high school did not certify it foryou) • CSUCI will notbe notified of your Cal Grant eligibility if you do not claim youraward • Your award will be withdrawn at the end of the academic year ifunclaimed • The Cal Grant award is limited to 4 academic years • You must take 15 units each semester or 30 units per year to graduate in 4 years (AB2248) financial.aid@csuci.edu

9. Federal LoanTypes • StudentLoans • Federal Direct Subsidized (interest rate5.05%*) • Offered amount varies depending on financialneed and gradelevel • Federal Direct Unsubsidized (interest rate5.05%*) • Offered amount varies depending on gradelevel • ParentLoans • Federal Direct PLUS (interest rate7.6%*) • If your parent is interested in borrowing thisloan, they must first complete an online application at studentloans.govto determine if they will qualify based on their credithistory • *Rates are subject to changeannually financial.aid@csuci.edu

10. Accepting FederalLoans

11. Additional Options to CoverBalance • Ifyourfinancialaid grants,scholarships,andstudent loans do not fully cover your University charges (tuition,fees,on-campushousingandmealplan),the following are additional options toconsider… • Enroll in a PaymentPlan • Tuition Installment Payment Plan(TIPP) www.csuci.edu/sbs/tipp • Email:sbs@csuci.edu • Housing Installment Payment Plan (HIPP orIPP) www.csuci.edu/housing/accommodations- rates/payment-options-deadlines#hipp • Email:student.housing@csuci.edu financial.aid@csuci.edu

12. Additional Options to CoverBalance • Search for Off-CampusScholarships • A word of caution, if it costs you money to search or apply, it is probably not a legitimateopportunity • Apply for a Direct PLUSLoan • If your parents credit is approved, your parentmay request an amount up to your Cost ofAttendance minus all other accepted financialaid • Apply for a Private EducationLoan • This is a credit-based loan. If you have no orlimited credit, you are encouraged to have a co-signer to reduce the variable interestrate financial.aid@csuci.edu

13. myCI Login

14. myCI StudentCenter

15. View FinancialAid

16. ImportantItems • Enrollment Requirements and FinancialAid • Grants are awarded based on full-timeenrollment (12+units) • If not full-time, grants willbe prorated and/or reduced • Must be enrolled at least half-time (6+ units)to borrow any federalloans • Semester Charges vs. AnnualAid • You will be charged tuition & fees and room & board per semester (if living oncampus) • Your financial aid is awarded for the entire award year (includes fall and springsemesters) • Be sure to planaccordingly! financial.aid@csuci.edu

17. ImportantItems • HelpfulHints • AnyviewableFinancialAidAwardsareestimates only • In order to graduate in 4 years, you must take a minimum of15 units per semester (or 30 unitsper academicyear) • CSUCI Scholarships require a minimum of 15units persemester • Only Community College students are eligiblefor the California College PromiseGrant • (formerly known as the BOGG FeeWaiver) • FERPA AuthorizationForm • Consent to release student information mustbe completed each academicyear • You must have completed all FA items on yourTo Do List in order to receive a financial aidaward financial.aid@csuci.edu

18. ImportantDates financial.aid@csuci.edu

19. ContactInformation • How you can contactus • Email:financial.aid@csuci.edu • Phone:805-437-8530 • Walk in hours (subject tochange*) • Monday-Thursday: 10am-12pm & 1pm to4pm • Friday: By appointmentonly • *Orientation and Summer hours mayvary • Resources • Website:www.csuci.edu/financialaid • Financial AidTV (Instructional videos) • Chatbot (comingsoon) financial.aid@csuci.edu

20. ThankYou! financial.aid@csuci.edu