<p>So, ucr sent me an acceptance letter along with a $5000 Chancellor's scholarship on April. But they recently came up to me saying that I couldn't qualify for the scholarship since I'm not a US Citizen. My parents and I are currently holding an E-2 Visa, and we are currently owning this one small business and my parents have been paying taxes for the US government. However I couldn't do FAFSA since I'm not a US Citizen. So my question is, do I really need to be a U.S. Citizen in order to receive a scholarship? Why would they send me the $5000 Chancellor's scholarship in the first place?</p>
<p>the fafsa was open to citizens and eligible non-citizens ( such as your self)</p>
<p>no. it was only opened to U.S. citizens and permanent citizens. I tried to do FAFSA but I wasn’t qualified.</p>
<p>permanent residents ( which means your green card aka your visa is the equivalent of a green card)</p>
<p>I don’t think so. according to fafsa, financial aid is only eligible to US citizens and permanent residents only (E-2 visa is not equivalent to green card. That doesn’t mean I’m an undocumented citizen either.) Also, I’m not officially holding an E-2 visa. I’m actually an E-2 dependent, which is sort of different. I asked many people around here (including financial office) that I’m not eligible for FAFSA. So, they are not saying that i’m not eligible to receive the scholarship :(</p>
<p>visa =/= green card o.o</p>
<p>My cousins are here from Korea on visas and they definitely aren’t permanent residents lol</p>
<p>the e-2 visa is similar to a green card after a few years it brcomes one</p>
<p>Linoch, the UC scholarship information does indicate that you must be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder). Your type of visa does not grant you permanent status. What baffles me is that most likely you applied to UCR indicating you were not a US citizen but yet UCR awarded you the scholarship. </p>
<p>If your decision to attend UCR was based solely on this scholarship, it would be most unfortunate to find out it’s being revoked this late in the game.</p>
<p>Here is the link for UCR scholarships from the UC system website: <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/scholarships/schol_campus/schol_ucr.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/scholarships/schol_campus/schol_ucr.html</a></p>
<p>Financial aid from federal funds are definitely only for US citizens and permanent residents (green card holders). A FAFSA form must be completed and a social security number must be submitted. Scholarships, however, may come from other sources and their criteria may or may not require the completion of a FAFSA form, depending on the institution, the campus and/or the sponsor of that fund. </p>
<p>So sorry linoch!!! :(</p>
<p>Thanks for the information iloveparis! well, my decision to attend UCR wasn’t based solely on Chancellor’s scholarship. I actually liked the school and they even offered me a scholarship. And I wasn’t expecting to receive federal funds or any other state funds anyways because I knew I wasn’t eligible for FAFSA. So, I was expecting to receive at least the chancellor’s scholarship. After checking growl, and clicked on ‘award status’, my scholarship didn’t show up. Instead, this is what it says,</p>
<p>“No financial aid award information currently exists for you for the active award year. The UCR Financial Aid Office does not have a financial aid application on file for you. If you have not yet completed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), pick up an application from your local high school or college financial aid office. You may also apply on-line at [FAFSA</a> - Free Application for Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov%5DFAFSA”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov). If you have already filed, did you list UCR on your FAFSA? UCR’s school code is 001316. You may call the federal processor at (800) 433-3243 to check on the status of your application. Allow the federal processor 4 weeks to process your FAFSA.” </p>
<p>I thought this wasn’t supposed to be a federal fund. I thought it was a scholarship from UCR. Even the scholarship criteria didn’t mention that I need to be a U.S. citizen. Instead, it mentioned “Freshman Applicants: Other factors may be considered.” while other school specified that students need to be U.S. citizens in order to be eligible for Regent’s Scholarships. But I noticed that it says “other factors may be considered.”. So, does anyone knows what it means or does anyone have any specific scholarship criteria for Chancellor’s Scholarship?</p>
<p>@linoch: Are you still going to attend UCR?</p>
<p>oh my bad linoch i was misinformed by a visa holder</p>
<p>@DarkPrince: yea. I’m still going to attend UCR, but It would’ve been better if they offer me the scholarship : (</p>
<p>@linoch: Are you paying in-state tuition or out of state tuition?</p>
<p>@DarkPrine: I’m paying for in-state tuition.</p>