FAFSA & California Dream Act Applications
2025-26 & 2026-27 Application Are Now Open

Students can now complete the 2025–26 and 2026–27 FAFSA or California Dream Act Application (CADAA). Applying early gives you access to the widest range of financial aid including grants that do not have to be repaid.

Start Your Application

• FAFSA (U.S. Citizens & Eligible Non-Citizens)

  •  https://fafsa.gov

• California Dream Act Application (Undocumented / AB 540 Students)

  •  https://dream.csac.ca.gov

Why Apply Early?

Applying early ensures that you are considered first for free financial aid, especially limited state grants. Students who submit early receive more aid opportunities.

Priority Financial Aid Deadlines

March 2 — Statewide Priority Deadline

March 2 is the priority filing deadline for most colleges and universities.
To be considered for Cal Grant, students must submit by March 2:

• A completed FAFSA or CADAA, and

• Their verified GPA

Submitting by this date provides the best opportunity for state grants.

September 2 — Community College Priority Deadline

September 2 is the priority deadline for California Community College students.
Community college students may still be considered for Cal Grant if they apply by this date.

Missed the Deadline?

You can still apply after March 2 or September 2.
However, some financial aid programs are limited, so applying early is strongly recommended.

Which FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application?

 

  

Important Announcement: Financial Aid Processing Updates
We appreciate your patience as we work diligently to process financial aid applications and respond to inquiries. Due to a high volume of requests, processing times may be longer than usual, and responses to emails and calls may take additional time.

We are committed to assisting you as quickly as possible and appreciate your cooperation during this period. To help expediate your experience, we encourage you to visit our office during business hours.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Financial Aid Processing and Deadlines

Verification Processing

• Allow 2–4 weeks for verification forms to be reviewed.

Fall Disbursement Deadline

• Submit all required documents by July 1 to ensure on-time disbursement for the Fall semester.

If You Submit After July 1

Documents will be processed in the order received.
Delays may occur, so plan ahead for expenses such as:

• Books

• Supplies

• Course materials

Verification forms

Federal CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is a package of over $2 trillion intended to provide relief from the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19. The act contained provisions specifically intended to provide relief for higher education institutions and their students.

If you have any questions, please contact the Chabot Financial Aid Office by emailing 
cc-finaid@chabotcollege.edu from your secure ZoneMail email account.

Visit our CARES Report webpage for details about award criteria.
Visit our CARES Emergency Aid webpage to for additional details.

Extraordinary Withdrawal

Please be advised of the updated grading, refund, and extraordinary withdrawal policies for 2021, effective Spring 2021. Students who have been impacted by the pandemic can initiate a request for the "Extraordinary Withdrawal due to COVID-19" through MyPortal. Documentation is not typically required*, however the student must initiate this Extraordinary Withdrawal themselves, and attest to the reason that the withdrawal is due to Covid-19 (CV19); it cannot be initiated by faculty.

The Chabot-Las Positas College Community College District Grading Policy can be seen here.

The CLPCCD Grading Policy Message to Students can be seen here.

Under the CARES Act, the Department of Education has extended relief benefits for students who must withdraw from their classes due to Covid-19 (CV19) after receiving federal financial aid. 

• While our office still must recalculate how much financial aid a student was actually eligible to receive based on the last date of attendance, the student may not have to repay that aid to the College or the Department of Education.
• The Department of Education will exclude from a student’s Subsidized Loan usage (SULA) and Federal Pell Grant lifetime eligibility used (LEU) any payment during a period that the student does not complete due to this qualifying emergency.
• Further, we may be able to exclude those withdrawn units due to CV19 from our calculation of a student’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), which determines eligibility for aid in future terms.

*A student may receive the CARES Act withdrawal benefits more than one term.  However, per the Department of Education, should the College find a student withdrawing from more than one semester due to CV19, they suggest that it is reasonable to require documentation of student circumstances prior to consideration of applying the CARES Act relief in the subsequent term.If requested, the student must provide the College with a written attestation explaining why the withdrawal was the result of Covid-19, along with documentation that would support the student’s claim. If sent via student’s ZoneMail email, no signature required. In the event that the Financial Aid Office does not accept the student’s assertion that their withdrawal was due to CV19, or no such attestation and documentation is received, the withdrawal will not be considered Covid-related, and the student will still be subject to repayment of financial aid received per recalculation, and all attempted units will be used to calculate SAP.

You may be eligible for up to $20,000 in federal student loan cancellation based on your income!

The White House has announced a $10,000 forgiveness for qualifying federal student loan borrowers/$20,000 forgiveness for qualifying Federal Pell Grant recipients/suspended all federal student loan payments and waived interest charges on federally held loans until 12/31/22. Please carefully consider these changes before refinancing federally held loans with any private loan company, as in doing so you will no longer qualify for these changes or other future benefits applicable to federally held loans. 

Click here for more information on The Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan!

Stay Informed

• Regularly check your Zonemail for updates and important information regarding your financial aid status. Ensure your contact information is current to receive timely notifications.