Hey CPP people. I’ve been admitted for Fall 2016 and recently received my financial aid. They are offering me both a subsidized loan and unsubsidized loan. I happened to turn in my fafsa a couple weeks past the deadline (March 20) and this is all the aid I received. My question for you guys is: Is there any way for me to receive Cal Grant/Federal Pell Grant money at all for 2016? I realize I messed up on turning in FAFSA late and that was stupid of me for forgetting about it, but I really need as much financial aid as possible. Thanks in advance to all that respond.
This happened to me a long time ago as well, I am sorry to say that the only aid you will be able to receive aside from loans is whatever the school offers you. You wont be able to get anything from the Pell grant or Cal grant until the following year.
CalGrant paperwork is strict-they have a deadline of March 2, and it is a separate application with a confirmation of grades signed by your school registrar. The CalGrant works semi-independently of the FAFSA application. So if you missed the deadline, you probably are out of luck.
You can try to call the CalGrant office but they have probably already estimated and pre-distributed their budget.
Well I guess it’s my fault for not being responsible on the issue. Thanks for the responses guys.