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Financial Aid and Scholarships
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Financial Aid Events and Deadlines 2025-2026:

  • October 1st - FAFSA/CA Dream Act (CADAA) Applications Open

  • October 20th - Financial Aid Packet Mailed Home to Seniors and Families (Click HERE to access digital packet)

  • October 23rd - Military Post 9/11 GI Bill at 6pm in MPR

  • November 12th - FAFSA Workshop at Lunch in Room 202 (Students)

  • November 13th - Funding College Night and FAFSA Workshop at 5:30pm in MPR (Students and Families) 

  • March 2nd, 2026 - FAFSA and CADAA Deadline to Submit

 
 

Funding College Night Resources:

 
 

Scholarship and Award Opportunities:

Scholarships are financial aid awards designed to help students pay for education towards a degree. Sometimes a scholarship is a one-time check. Other school scholarships are renewable and provide money for students each semester or school year. These financial awards do not have to be repaid! 
 

School Added Scholarships, including Coronado and San Diego, are now available in Xello.

Students or parents can login to Xello to access the scholarships under Plans on the student dashboard.Students can create a profile to get matched to national scholarship options that are open now. Additional local scholarships will continue to be added as they are received. 
 
CHS Senior Award Scholarships - Applications will open early March and will be posted here and the scholarships listing in Xello!
 
National Search Engines for Scholarships:
 
 

Military Resources:

 
 

Financial Aid - FAFSA/CADAA/Cal Grant:

 

FAFSA 

The Free Application for Federal Student Assistance (FAFSA) is one application for federal loans, federal grants, state grants, and work study. The FAFSA application is FREE and can be found at www.studentaid.gov. Don’t decide in advance that your family earns too much to be eligible for financial assistance.
 
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL SENIORS - AB469 - Due March 2, 2026
The new AB469 legislation requires all California seniors to complete ONE of the following before the end of their senior year:
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • An application for the California Dream Act (CADAA) (for undocumented students)
  • To submit an “opt-out” form
 
Resources:
 

Cal-Grant

Cal Grant is money for college you don’t have to pay back. To qualify, you must apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or CA Dream Act Application (CADAA) by the deadline and meet the eligibility and financial requirements as well as any minimum GPA requirements. Cal Grants can be used at any University of California, California State University or California Community College, as well as qualifying independent and career colleges or technical schools in California.
 
Seniors, as a reminder, to be eligible for CalGrants, you must file the FAFSA or CADAA by March 2nd, and list at least one public CA college on your FAFSA.