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Financial Aid Overview

STEP 3: Understanding the Types of Financial Aid

FEDERAL PROGRAMS (Click on them to learn more)	STATE PROGRAMS (Click on them to learn more)
FEDERAL GRANTS Federal Pell Grant Academic Competitiveness Grants National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Federal Teach Grant FEDERAL LOANS Federal Perkins Loans Federal Stafford Loans Direct Loan Program - to Students FFEL Loan Program - to Students PLUS Loan Program - to Parents OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)	CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID COMMISSION (CSAC) PROGRAMS (available to California residents only) Cal Grants Child Development Teacher Grants Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) CSU ADMINISTERED AID PROGRAMS State University Grant (SUG) Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Grant
Tax Benefits - For more information on tax credits avaliable for college expenses go to www.irs.gov/newsroom/ article/0,,id=205674,00.html For more information on federal programs, see the U.S. Dept. of Education's Guide to Federal Student Aid available as a PDF document in English or in Spanish. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).	For more information on state programs, visit the California Student Aid Commission's site or download their student financial aid workbook (PDF) in English or in Spanish. Also check the webpages of the individual CSU campus' Financial Aid office.

Other types of assistance available:
SCHOLARSHIPS, BENEFITS FOR SPECIAL GROUPS, AND OTHER OPTIONS.

MOVE ON TO STEP 4 >>>

- Step 1:
  Estimating Your
  Financial Aid
  Eligibility
- Step 2:
  Filing a FAFSA
- Step 3:
  Types of
  Financial Aid
- Step 4:
  The Student Aid
  Report, Award
  Packages and
  Disbursement

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