Financial Aid News

NEW TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS FALL 2011 and SPRING 2012!

All GGU Degree Alumni and members of families of GGU employees -

GGU Community (Employee, Adjunct, Graduates and Family) Tuition Grants

These tuition grant programs are available to eligible employees, graduates and their families. Students must meet the grant eligibility criteria and be admitted to a program of study in the School of Business, Accounting, Taxation or Undergraduate Programs or otherwise be eligible for open enrollment. Programs offered by the School of Law are not included. Grants are applied to tuition only and are renewable providing the student continues to satisfy the eligibility criteria. Students who accept the GGU Employee Educational Assistance Remission or any other GGU grant or scholarship are not eligible. Students who become ineligible during a term will be permitted to complete the current term but will not be eligible for future terms. Students will be required to submit a separate tuition grant application to the financial aid office. Grant applications are available at the GGU website (www.ggu.edu) or from the financial aid office.

Regular Full time Faculty and Staff Family Tuition Grant - Members of the immediate family defined as a spouse, domestic partner, child, step-child, grand-child, parent, grand-parent and sibling of regular full time faculty and staff and who do not qualify for or choose to decline the GGU Employee Educational Assistance program are eligible for a 40 per cent tuition grant {GGU Board of Trustees members and their families are eligible for this grant}. This program will begin with the Fall term 2011. The grant is not retroactive. Enrollment may have begun prior to fall 2011 but the grant will only be applied to fall 2011 tuition amounts.

Regular Adjunct Faculty Family Tuition Grant - Members of the adjunct faculty's family defined as a spouse, domestic partner, child and step-child are eligible for a 30 per cent tuition grant.. Regular adjunct faculty are defined as active adjuncts who have taught a minimum of three class-sections in the previous three academic years. Active for the purposes of this grant means eligible to continue to teach. (Adjunct faculty, themselves who do not qualify for or choose to decline the GGU Employee Educational Assistance program are eligible for this grant.) This program will begin with the Spring term 2012. The grant is not retroactive. Enrollment may have begun prior to spring 2012 but the grant will only be applied to spring 2012 tuition amounts.

Graduates Tuition Grant - Graduates of GGU degree programs are eligible for 30 per cent tuition grant. For the purpose of this grant, a graduate is defined as an individual who has received a degree from GGU. Students who have received only a GGU certificate are not eligible. This program will begin with the Fall term 2011. The grant is not retroactive. Enrollment may have begun prior to fall 2011 but the grant will only be applied to fall 2011 tuition amounts.

Graduates Family Tuition Grant - Members of a graduate's family defined as a spouse, domestic partner, child and step-child are eligible for a 20 per cent tuition grant. For the purpose of this grant, a graduate is defined as an individual who has received a degree from GGU. This program will begin with the Spring term 2012. The grant is not retroactive. Enrollment may have begun prior to spring 2012 but the grant will only be applied to spring 2012 tuition amounts.

Applications for the fall 2011 until 12/17/11 and spring 2012 grants until 4/25/12 are being accepted now. Click here for application GGUCommunityTuitionAssistanceGrants FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT SCOTT LINDSEY AT 415-442-7090 OR E-MAIL SLINDSEY@GGU.EDU OR FINAID@GGU.EDU.

Unemployed Students

Golden Gate University is very aware of the difficult issues students are facing in the job market. GGU has established Economic Assistance Grants directly from the university. Students must be able to demonstrate high need by completing a FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)on line. Generally, the FAFSA must reflect an EFC of $7000 or less (number underneath the date on page #1 of the FAFSA when processed). Students must also document that they are currently receiving EDD benefits while enrolled as half-time status at GGU in an eligible degree or certificate program. The Economic Assitance Grant is for a portion of the tuition costs and is not directly given to the student. Undergraduates may be awarded a total of $1000 one time only and Graduates may be awarded a total of $1500 one time only. Please contact the GGU Financial Aid Office for further information.

During these turbulant economic times - An education at Golden Gate University is still possible with student loans. Direct Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized) are available without credit worthiness reviews depending on a student's remaining loan eligibility level! Call the Golden Gate University Financial Aid Office for further information 415-442-7270 or e-mail finaid@ggu.edu.

All GGU Students

Financial Aid for Spring 2012 - Summer 2012

First Deadline for Financial Aid Application is November 18, 2011 for students who plan to enroll in spring 2012 and have not yet been offered aid. Students must be fully admitted to a degree program and maintain half-time enrollment status. Please complete the 2011-12 FAFSA and the Financial Aid Application If you apply after November 18, 2011 it may delay financial aid processing until after the start of fall 2011 classes. Students who submit their applications after December 12, 2011 are required to make payment arrangements with Student Accounting Services to cover their balance before the first day of class.

VETERANS!

You may receive 12 units of transfer credit for one year of active military duty towards your degree at Golden Gate University. Please contact GGU Admissions for further information 415-442-7800 or info@ggu.edu.

Post - 9/11 GI BILL GREAT NEWS FROM GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY!

The Post 9/11 tuition/fees and the Yellow Ribbon Program benefit for eligible Veterans may cover up to 100% of tution and fees. An eligible Post 9/11 Veteran may receive $391.75 per unit for tuition in a California university. If an eligible Veteran is taking 12 undergraduate units tuition is $6960 per trimester at Golden Gate University. The Post 9/11 benefit will pay $4654 of the tuition leaving a balance of $2306. The percentage of benefits on Post 9/11 may range from 40% to 99%. The $391.75 per unit is 100% of tuition benefit.

IF the Veteran is 100% eligible for Post 9/11 benefits, they are also eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program:

The Veterans Administration allocates $17,500 a year ( August 1, through July 30th ) of Post 9/11 benefits to those veterans who are eligible for 100% Post 9/11 benefits. The $17,500 is applied first to tuition & fees cost for the first semester. If there are funds left over from the $17,500 after the first semester tuition & fees are paid, it is applied to the second semester. Once the $17,500 is used up, Golden Gate University will award a grant up to 50% of remaining tuition costs not to exceed $7200 ($7200 per trimester beginning fall 2011) per trimester to eligible Yellow Ribbon Program Veterans. The Veterans Administration will match the other 50% so that an eligible Veteran may incur no tuition costs out of pocket.

The Veterans Administration determines the Veterans eligibility and issues a Certificate of Eligibility which must be submitted to GGU along with a DD214 copy by the Veteran.

GGU is listed on the VA list: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/YRP/states/ca.htm Check it out!

Please contact the VA at www.gibill.va.gov or call 1-888-442-4551 for further information on your eligibility.

For additional GGU information regarding the Yellow Ribbon Program e-mail va@ggu.edu or call 415-442-7283

Thank you for your service to our country!

Changing enrollment units or terms/trimesters

When students receive financial aid award letters, the calculations are based upon the information provided on the GGU Financial Aid Application. Any change in the enrollment of units or terms/trimesters may cause a student to become ineligible for all or part of their awarded financial aid. Financial aid funds may have to be returned and the student may end up owing GGU the amount of returned funds. If you are going to change your enrollment in any way, please contact your GGU Financial Aid Advisor before the change is made.

The scholarships and grants listed below are available to undergraduates who meet the criteria. No application is required. Funding for these scholarship and grants generally comes from our extremely generous donors and alumni.

Undergraduate Students

First Generation Grant - new students only beginning fall 2010

First generation to attend a college or university in their immediate family
Domestic students must file a FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
UG students must be at least half-time
May receive $1200 to $3000 per trimester
Other criteria

Academic Excelleance Scholarship - new student only beginning fall 2010

Entering GPA is 3.0 & above
Domestic & International
Domestic students must file a FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
UG students must be at least half-time
May receive $1026 to $2565 per trimester
Other criteria

UG Incentive Grant - new domestic students only beginning fall 2010

Entering GPA is 2.0 & above
Must file a FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
Demonstrate financial need according to the FAFSA
UG students must be at least half-time
May receive $855 to $2135 per trimester
Other criteria

Code Of Conduct

University Office of Financial Aid Employees

*Do not receive anything of value from any lending institution, servicer or guarantee agency in exchange for an advantage sought by the lending institution, servicer or guarantee agency.

*Do not accept anything, of more than nominal value, from any lending institution, servicer or guarantee agency.

*Do not receive anything of value for serving on advisory boards of any lending institution, servicer or guarantee agency.

*The Golden Gate University Office of Financial Aid hires its own employees and not employees of lenders, servicers or guarantee agencies in staffing the office.