<p>Actually, Blue and Gold is a source of funding and not a policy. It just is not termed “Blue and Gold” on the financial aid award letters from what I have personally experienced. On my original award letter that did not include Cal Grant (it was applied later in a revised award), I had a significant amount of “UCSC Grant” and something called “UC Fee Assistance.” When Cal Grant was applied, the latter went away as my fees were met without it. The description on the item (which I unfortunately forgot to screencap for a record) read as if it were Blue and Gold funds.</p>
<p>Blue and Gold does require the student to have applied for Cal Grant, however the income ceilings for the two are entirely different. Institutional funding is also a separate entity with its own requirements that vary from UC to UC.</p>