Consequences of Missing Financial Aid Deadlines

Undergraduate students must meet two important deadlines to be considered for all sources of aid administered by the UC Santa Cruz Financial Aid Office. New Cal Grant applicants must meet three important deadlines.

1. You must file the FAFSA by March 2nd.
2. You must submit any documentation requested by the Financial Aid Office by June 1*. (Note: email notifications are sent beginning in March each year.) 
3. New Cal Grant applicants must also submit the GPA Verification Form to the California Student Aid Commission by March 2 to be considered for a Cal Grant. (There is no appeal process.) 

If you miss these deadlines, you will be considered for institutional administered aid including grants, loans and work-study on a funds-available basis only. Eligible students will receive Federal Direct Loans and Federal Pell Grants regardless of the deadlines. 

All students and parents may apply for federal loans from the UCSC Financial Aid Office any time during the academic year. 

Deadlines for other sources of graduate aid may be set by the Division of Graduate Studies or by individual academic departments.

*Note: Students admitted for winter quarter must submit the FAFSA and all requested documents by December 21st. However, to ensure aid by the start of the quarter, submt everything by December 1st.