California Dream Act

If you’ve already applied, you can login to retrieve your Dream Act Application, view your Confirmation Page to see if you need to make corrections or updates, or submit a parent signature. If your Application is complete, contact your financial aid office for further details on your financial aid eligibility at that campus. If you applied for a Cal Grant and want to know about the status of your Cal Grant application, create a WebGrants4Students account at www.WebGrants4Students.org.


The California Dream Act, authored by Assembly Member Gil Cedillo (Los Angeles), became law through the passage of two Assembly Bills, AB 130 and AB 131.

AB 130 allows students who meet AB 540 criteria (California Education Code 68130.5(a)) to apply for and receive non-state funded scholarships for public colleges and universities.

AB 131 allows students who meet AB 540 criteria to apply for and receive state-funded financial aid such as institutional grants, community college fee waivers, Cal Grant and Chafee Grant.

For more information about the types of financial aid Dream Act students can access, please see our PowerPoint or FAQs.


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Key Dream Act Dates

2012-13 school year

Check with your institution's financial aid office to see if you need to complete the 2012-13 California Dream Act Application.

January 1, 2013

2013-14 California Dream Act Application becomes available for AB 131 Institutional grants, community college fee waivers and Cal Grants for the 2013-14 school year.

March 2, 2013

This is the 2013-14 priority filing deadline for most state funded colleges and universities and the absolute deadline for submission of your Dream Act Application and school certified GPA for the Cal Grant program.