Transcript Paying For College Educator Conference 2012 Topic Overviews: • Financial Aid (AB130 and AB131) • Supporting students in searching for scholarships • Supporting students.

Paying For College
Educator Conference 2012
Topic Overviews:
• Financial Aid (AB130 and AB131)
• Supporting students in searching for scholarships
• Supporting students with the scholarship application
process
• Grassroots fundraising
Financial Aid
AB540
AB130 and AB 131
AB540
• AB540 was a bill passed in California in 2001
• Allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at
public universities
• Requirements
• Have attended a California high school for 3 or more
full academic years
• Must graduate from a California High School or attain
an equivalent (GED)
• Must file an affidavit, which states that you will apply
for legalization as soon as the student eligible
AB 130
 Signed into law on July 25, 2011
 Becomes effective January 1, 2012
 Allows students who meet AB 540 criteria to apply for
& receive private scholarships administered by the
public colleges and universities, including

scholarships funded through private donors

alumni contributions

individual departmental efforts
AB 130 Continued
For Current AB 540 High School Seniors:
• NOW: They should check with the college or
university financial aid or scholarship offices to find
out about scholarships available for incoming
freshmen for Fall 2012
• Fall 2012: They should seek out scholarships given
out at colleges and universities beginning in the Fall
2013 Term
AB 130 Continued
For Current AB 540 College Students:
NOW: Check with your college or university financial
aid or scholarship offices to find out about
scholarships available starting this term
Fall 2012: Seek out scholarships given out at your
college or university for use in the Fall 2013 Term
AB 131
• Signed into law on October 8, 2011
• Becomes effective January 1, 2013
• Allows students who meet AB 540 criteria to
 Apply for & receive institutional grants like UC Grant,
State University Grant, Educational Opportunity Program
and Educational Opportunity Program & Services fee
waivers
 Apply for & receive Board of Governors fee waivers at the
California Community Colleges
 Apply for & receive state financial aid, including Cal
Grants and Chafee Foster Youth Grants for use at eligible
public and private institutions
AB 131 Continued
For Current AB 540 High School Seniors:
NOW: Keep your grades up, so you can apply
for a Cal Grant next January as a college
freshman
Spring/Summer 2012: For information about
how and when to apply for institutional
grants and fee waivers at colleges and
universities, contact their campus financial
aid offices
January-March 2013: Apply for a Cal Grant
AB 131 Continued
For Current AB 540 College Students:
NOW: Maintain your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Spring/Summer 2012: For information about how and when to apply for
institutional grants and fee waivers for terms in 2013, visit your campus
financial aid office
• January-March 2013:
• Community college students planning to transfer to a qualifying 4-year
institution, apply for a Cal Grant
• College students enrolled or planning to enroll in a career technical
program, apply for a Cal Grant
Supporting students
in searching for
scholarships
Supporting students
with the scholarship
application process
Grassroots
Fundraising
For more information about the
Dream Act and Cal Grant, please contact
Student Support Services at the
California Student Aid Commission
1-888-224-7268
Or visit www.caldreamact.org