Financial Aid Programs No Longer Accepting New Applications
Assumption Program of Loans for Education APLE
The Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) is a competitive teacher incentive program designed to encourage outstanding students, district interns, and currently credentialed teachers to seek and teach in specified K-12 teaching positions in designated California public schools.
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Overview for Students
The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) provides students at participating middle schools throughout the state of California an Educational Trust Award (ETA) of $2,000 held in a Scholarshare 529 interest-bearing account.
Once students graduate from high school, students have six years access to those funds. Funds may be used to pay for qualifying educational expenses including tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other related expenses.
State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE)
State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education for Nursing Faculty (SNAPLE NF)
SNAPLE NF, described in California Education Code Sections 70100 to 70110, is intended to encourage students to complete their graduate or higher degree educations and serve as nursing faculty in a registered nursing program at an accredited California college or university.
This program is no longer accepting applications