So I qualified for the Cal Grant A award which is cool but I have one little problem that i’m hoping can be cleared up by others who also qualified for the cal grant. When I go on my financial aid awards it states on my “Offered Amount” slot that i have been offered $12,804 but on the “Accepted Amount” slot it shows up as $0. Can anyone that also qualified for this grant check if it shows up the same for you guys ? Im a little paranoid and id greatly appreciate if you guys can do so. Thanks in advance !
Do you have an option to accept the award, or is it listed as already accepted? If you have an option to accept it, it’s most likely because you haven’t actually accepted the award yet. Make sure to do that before the deadline (should be sometime in mid/late July for new students?) if that’s the case. If it’s listed as already accepted, contact financial aid to make sure everything’s in line.
I’m pretty sure I’ve had to manually accept grants every year thus far, but I’m not positive. I can get back to you on that when current students’ packages are finally posted in the next few weeks, assuming this hasn’t been resolved by then.
Yes i have already accepted it and it shows up as $0 accepted. I called the financial aid office and they told me this is how it’s supposed to be since the amount offered is just an estimate and we haven’t actually been given the cal grant money. Cal Grant money is given on 8/1 and well, you can’t really accept money that isn’t there yet so it shows up as $0 accepted for now. Thanks for the reply !