<p>@bomerr - So it’s better then to not qualify for a Cal Grant? </p>
<p>Because then the blue and gold goes beyond just tuition and fees but also helps with housing and books and other costs (if you have a 0 EFC)</p>
<p>^ negative. b&g only coveres tuition & tuition related fees. It pools money from all scholarships and grants to pay that tuition and then covers any remaining shortage; keyword is shortage, no shortage = no b&g. </p>
<p>b&g is good for people in a certain income bracket, the people who aren’t poor enough to qualify for cal + pell grant, yet at the same time not rich enough to afford paying tuition. </p>
<p>So what’s the maximum Cal Grant award possible?</p>
<p>Because reading over the cal Grant website it says you can get the Cal Grant plus like $1500+ to cover living expenses?</p>
<p>Also what are the main grants received at UC’s with low income students aside from the Pell Grant?</p>