If you are a California resident with a total family income of less than $80,000 per year and you are eligible for financial aid, then you could qualify for the UC’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan which awards the Blue and Gold Scholarship.
As such, you would not have to pay UC’s full system tuition and fees out of your budget. However, if you demonstrate a high level of financial need you may be eligible for even additional grant aid to lower the cost of your tuition.
Host Schools
University of California
Values/Inclusions
If you qualify, scholarships or grants will pay for all of your system-wide tuition and fees. The plan merges all federal, state, UC, and private award and grant benefits you get to help pay for your fees and tuition.
Students with greater financial needs may be eligible for additional grants to help with other educational costs (like transportation, accommodation, books, etc.).
The Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan does not require you to submit a separate application to be eligible. If you are eligible, the Blue and Gold plan’s scholarship benefits will be automatically granted to you.
Requirements
- FAFSA or California Dream Act applications, along with the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form, must be turned in by March 2.
- Either live in California or have AB 540 status
- Demonstrate financial need as assessed by government need-based aid programs and a total family income of less than $80,000.
- Being a UC undergraduate student in your first four years (the first two are allowed for students who transferred newly)
- Meet other fundamental campus criteria for UC grant funding, such as being registered at least 50 percent during the school year, maintaining satisfactory academic progress, and not having any outstanding debts.
- Overseas student attending the university on a student visa may also apply.
How to apply
- Submit your UC admissions application.
You can apply for a variety of UC scholarships when you submit your undergraduate entrance application.
- Submit a California Dream Act Application between October 1, 2022, and March 2, 2023, OR a 2023–24 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Filled out the FAFSA, which is the main application for the majority of federal, state, and school financial aid. Students may start applying as of October 1.
Apply for state educational financial help through the California Dream Act if you are an undocumented student. Students may start applying as of October 1.
- Verify that the Cal Grant GPA verification was sent.
Make sure that your GPA has been submitted for a Cal Grant if you reside in California or are qualified for in-state tuition under AB540 (inclusive of the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application).
The majority of California high schools and community colleges automatically submit their students’ GPAs for Cal Grants. If your school doesn’t automatically submit your GPA, confirm with them; if not, download the Non-SSN GPA Verification form for Cal Grants (for students without legal status) and have them send it to the California Student Aid Commission on your behalf.
The Cal Grant GPA Verification Form and the California Dream Act Application or FAFSA must be finished and submitted (with a postmark) from October 1, 2022, to April 1, 2023.
Don’t wait to submit a financial aid application until you’ve been admitted to UC.
Acceptance Rate
The scholarship is offered to only students of the University of California and hence has a low acceptance rate.
Deadline
No given deadline.
Contact
Email \sucinfo@applyucsupport.net
Call (925) 298-6856 or (800) 207-1710 from within the United States (outside the U.S.)
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST.
Closed on Saturday and Sunday
Any other information
UC will use all of the data you provide to determine how much and what kind of financial assistance you will receive. Your aid will be determined for each UC school to the effect that you have been admitted, and you will get a financial assistance award.