Undocumented Students In California Become Eligible For State-Funded Financial Aid

A Big Step Forward For Undocumented Students
Aerial view of Stanford University campus including Hoover Tower, Main Quad, the Oval and Memorial Church. Stanford, California, USA.
Aerial view of Stanford University campus including Hoover Tower, Main Quad, the Oval and Memorial Church. Stanford, California, USA.

For the first time in California’s history, citizenship is not a prerequisite for state-funded financial aid. Undocumented students in California became eligible for public funding beginning this year, following the passage of Assembly Bill 131 in 2011. It functions as the second half of the California Dream Act and opens the door for undocumented students to receive Cal Grants, Chafee Grants, community college fee waivers and other state institutional grants this fall.

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