Financial Aid Resources

Resources & Workshops

External Financial Aid and Support Resources:

• Financial Literacy 

  Financial Literacy

  (a.k.a. how to manage your money)

   

  Cash Course Financial Literacy App

  Do you want to learn more about how to manage your money? Cash Course can help.

  Just download the app or visit the Cash Course website. 

  Which Way

  Full Registration Details 

   

  This app can help you understand:

   

  • How to use credit cards/ boost your credit score
  • How your credit score affects your ability to make purchases
  • How to budget
  • How to fund your college education
  • How to manage your student loans
  • How to financially succeed
  • Click on the link above for more information
• Grants & State Aid Programs

   

  • WebGrants 4 Students

    Access information about your Cal Grant or Chafee Grant award through the California Student Aid Commission student access portal.

    WebGrants 4 Students

  • Chafee Grant

    Apply for the Chafee Grant for Foster Youth, which offers up to $5000 per year in grant assistance to qualified students.

    Chafee Grant

  • California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)

    For questions and information about Cal Grant A, B, and C: 

    P.O. Box 419026 
    Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9045
    (916) 445-0880

    California Student Aid Commission

    Cal Grants

• Federal Aid & FAFSA Help
  • FAFSA (Federal Student Aid Information Center)

    For questions and information about FAFSA application:

    Box 84 Washington, D.C.,20044 
    8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Eastern Time
    1-800-4-FEDAID
    (1-800-433-3243)

    FAFSA

  • Direct Loans

    Apply for federal student loans, complete entrance and exit loan counseling, and learn about loan repayment options.

    Direct Loans

  • Net Price Calculator

    For further program cost information

    Net Price Calculator

• Scholarship & Financial Aid Information
  • Financial Aid Information Page (Sponsored by NASFAA)

    A free, comprehensive, objective, and independent guide to student financial aid resources, including scholarships, sponsored by NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators). Includes access to FASTWEB, an online searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.    

    Financial Aid and Scholarships

    • Advice on identifying scholarship scams and a list of suspicious scholarship opportunities
    • Ask the Aid Advisor, a free service in which professionals in financial aid have volunteered to answer questions submitted by students and parents
    • EFC Estimator, an online calculator that computes an estimate of the student's expected family contribution and financial need
  • FastWeb

    A free online scholarship research service  

    FastWeb

• Immigration (USCIS) & Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Information
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

    For questions and information:

    San Francisco Field Office 
    444 Washington Street 
    San Francisco, CA 94111 
    (800) 375-5283

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    Order Tax Transcripts or Wage Transcripts  

    Order a Transcript

    If you need further assistance call the IRS at: 1-800-829-1040

    IRS Forms, Instructions, and Publications

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  For questions and information:

  Oakland Regional Benefit Office

  1301 Clay Street

  Oakland, CA 94612

  Toll free number: 1-800-827-1000 or 1-888-442-4551   

  Veterans Affairs