UC’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan will ensure that you will not have to pay UC’s systemwide tuition and fees out of your own pocket if you are a California resident whose total family income is less than $80,000 a year and you qualify for financial aid. Blue and Gold students with sufficient financial need can qualify for even more grant aid to help reduce the cost of attending. Type of aid: Gift Aid. The following are the requirements:

• Submit a FAFSA or California Dream Act Application and Cal Grant GPA Verification Form by March 2
• California resident or have AB 540 status
• Demonstrate total family income below $80,000 and financial need, as determined for federal need-based aid programs
• Be in your first four years as a UC undergraduate (first two for transfer students)
• Meet other campus basic requirements for UC grant aid (for example, be enrolled at least half-time during the academic year, meet campus academic progress standards, not be in default on student loans, etc.),

Blue and Gold-eligible California undergraduates will not get less total grant and scholarship than an amount equivalent to the system wide tuition and fees that year.