CA DREAMers - Have anyone received their Cal Grants? - Page 20

I've been awarded with my State University Grants now at SFSU, I'll be paying $500 every semester. For those who applied for it, you guys should check!

Got mines today too. $500 A semester is not bad at all grad school here i come..

Only thing that does suck is all the transportation, food, and book expenses i have to pay outta pocket..but i guess i will have to work this summer and possibly even during the semester to pay for that. Does anyone know how working will affect our EFC next year? Im.assuming we Shouldn't make too much money this year..

Whoa, anyone tried to retrieve their CA DREAM Act application and getting "database error"!?

I checked MyFinAid for UC Berkeley and suddenly I can't see my award anymore. I then checked the CA DREAM Act and I can't retrieve my application.

I was able to see my award for UC Berkeley not an hour ago...

What the heck is going on?

Where do you go to see if you're getting any money or if you still need to provide more information? I got an email saying that I should check my application online, but it doesn't say anything about whether I need to give them more info etc. By the way, I go to a community college if that helps.

EDIT: I also tried to create an account for the "Webgrants for Students" but I keep getting an error. It keeps saying my Dream Act ID is wrong.

There's just a website we can check our financial aid status in SFSU. You should ask your financial aid office, where you can check.
For the webgrants, you can try calling them.

I was given the fee waiver which is good enough but I was hoping I would get some actual money as well. Does anyone know what you're supposed to do to get actual financial aid?

you have to be a transfer student who transfers to a 4 year university

I applied to transfer to a UC for Fall 2014, and am planning on submitting my CA Dream Act App for a Cal Grant in case I get in.

The one question I have is this--The CA Dream Act App asks for the total money in all of your bank accounts as a factor to determine the amount of the awards. My mother has been using two bank accounts that are under my name because she doesn't have her own (we had problems with getting her one because she's undocumented). This obviously results in a bank account total that is much, much higher than the money I actually have to spend.

Do they verify this information when the application is processed? I don't want to lie on the application, but I don't want to be denied financial aid that I greatly need just because I did a favor for my mom