Univesirt of California 2025 Parent Grants for Undergraduate Students

Parent Grants support undergraduate student-parents with dependent children under the age of 18.

Parent Grant award amounts are based on financial need and availability of funds each year.

For new students, awards are added after documents confirming your dependent children meet the conditions listed below are reviewed and verified.

Continuing students whose documents have been reviewed and verified in a prior year should see the Parent Grant in their initial aid package unless one of your dependent children has turned age 18.

• Table of Content
• About University of California
• Parent Grants
• Aim and Benefits of Parent Grants
• Requirements for Parent Grants Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of California

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Parent Grants

Aim and Benefits of Parent Grants

Parent Grants are coordinated with the California Student Aid Commission “Students with Dependents” (SWD) grant. If you qualify for a SWD grant your parent grant will be adjusted to make room for the SWD grant.

Requirements for Parent Grants Qualification

?Parent Grants are available to undergraduate student-parents who meet all qualifying criteria:

• Have at least one dependent child under the age of 18 as of the first day of the academic year, who is not attending college, and who lives with you at least 50% time during the academic year.
• ?Must indicate on the FAFSA or California Dream Application that you have or will have children who will receive more than half of their support from you during the award year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025).
• Are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).
• Have demonstrated financial need based on the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application.
• Are a California resident or an AB 540 eligible student.
• Are not living in the on-campus residence halls.
• If you are pregnant, the Parent Grant will be awarded in the term in which the child is born. For example, if the child is born in October, then the Parent Grant would be awarded for the full academic year. If the child is born in February, then the Parent Grant would be awarded for the spring term only.
• If you meet all of the criteria listed above and are not awarded a Parent Grant, please contact Cal Student Central so that we can review your eligibility.
• If you have a Parent Grant in your financial aid package and you do not meet all of the criteria listed above, please contact Cal Student Central, so that we can update your financial aid package accordingly.

Please Note: If you are a graduate student and are interested in the Parent Grant, please visit the Graduate Division’s Student Family Assistance page.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UC Grants webpage