Financial Aid Programs
This section details common questions about financial aid programs, such as the difference between a grant and a loan, or how to apply for special programs.
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), NextUp, and CARE.
- How Do I Know Exactly How Much Pell Grant I Will Receive?
- Solano Promise Program
- Scholarships
- Cal Grant, Student Success Completion Grant and Chafee Grant Awards
- California College Promise Grant (CCPG)
- Financial Aid Federal Programs Overview
- California Virtual Campus (CVC)
- Where is the Financial Aid Office? What is its address?
- What’s the difference between an “entitlement” and a “competitive” Cal grant?
- I got a scholarship. What do I do now?
- What are the differences between state and federal aid?
- How do loans work? How do I know if I'm eligible?
- What’s the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized loans?
- How do I apply for a loan?
- What’s the difference between a grant and a loan? Do I ever have to repay grants?
- How do I know when I will get paid?
- What is enrollment intensity? How can I calculate how much I'm going to be paid?
- What financial aid programs are need-based and which are not?
- What does “need-based” mean?
- What’s the difference between the CCPG and the Solano Promise fee waivers?