Eligibility

Financial aid helps fill the gap between the cost of attending UC Santa Cruz and the amount that students and their families can afford to pay. Although we encourage any UCSC student who needs financial assistance to apply for financial aid, students must meet the following federal requirements in order to be eligible for most types of aid we offer.

You must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. Foreign students with student visas are not eligible for financial aid.

You must be enrolled in a program leading to a degree or certificate. Students enrolled as regularly admitted students to UCSC qualify. Enrollment in the Education Abroad Program is also considered enrollment at UCSC for purposes of all types of financial aid described on this website.

Students attending UCSC summer session only (not otherwise enrolled at the campus), those enrolled only through UCSC Extension and/or Concurrent Enrollment, and those enrolled in limited-status or other non-degree-granting programs are not eligible.

You must be enrolled at least half-time, be in good academic standing, and maintain satisfactory academic progress.

Second Baccalaureate (BA) Degree students are eligible for student loans only.