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ºÚÁÏÍø fees are based on students enrolled in either 6 units or less, or enrolling in 7 units or more. Current tuition and fees may be found at the Enrollment Services website. Please reference your program’s website for information about the number of units you will take each term.

The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office  serves all students and help meet their educational goals. They work with students and their families to meet the full demonstrated financial need for students who satisfy all deadlines and eligibility requirements.

Phone: 562.985.8403
Hours: 9:00AM-5:00PM
Location: Brotman Hall 123

The Financial Aid and Scholarship Office is the official hub for scholarship information at ºÚÁÏÍø. They collect, organize, and distribute information on hundreds of external scholarships as well as administer university scholarships for the campus. Please visit the Scholarships Office website for information on a range of grant and scholarship opportunities.

The College of Education provides scholarships based on academic merit, financial need, personal statement, and faculty recommendations. Students must have been accepted into a major in the College of Education with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be enrolled for at least 6 units of coursework in the year they receive the scholarship. Applications are typically available in November and are due in early March for the following academic year. Check the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office website for specific details. 

The  Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students who intend to teach full time in a high-need field at a public or private elementary or secondary school that the U.S. Department of Education has designated as having a high concentration of students from low-income families.

The Grant is available for selected graduate programs at ºÚÁÏÍø, and requires the recipient to agree to fulfill certain teaching obligations – or risk the grant converting to an unsubsidized loan. Visit the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office website for more information. 

Students in eligible programs receive an email invitation from the Graduate Studies Office in October and February inviting them to apply.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Graduate Center provides a list of funding for research and pre-doctoral study.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Graduate Center provides a list of funding for graduate student travel. Typically, students must be presenting their research in order to receive funding.

Below are links to resources and information for students who do not hold California Residency about non-resident tuition. 

• California Non-Resident Tuition Exemption (AB-540) The California Nonresident Tuition Exemption, known as AB 540, exempts some students from paying nonresident tuition and/or permits them to apply for and receive state aid at certain public and private institutions in California. Please visit the Dream Success Center's Understanding AB-540 website for more information on AB-540 and how to apply for this exemption. 
• Non-Resident Tuition and Fees Visit the ºÚÁÏÍø Tuition and Fees website and select the "Non-Resident Tuition" dropdown box to review the additional non-resident tuition fees. 
• ºÚÁÏÍø Residency for Tuition Purposes Visit the ºÚÁÏÍø Residency for Tuition Purposes website for information on how residency is determined and steps to establish and declare residency in California.