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Need more financial aid for college? This new law will make it easier to ask for it

Campuses must explain how students can request extra aid and publish cost calculations, a change advocates say could help low-income students.

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Colleges and universities will soon have to make it easier for students to request more financial aid, as well as be more transparent about how they estimate the cost of attendance.  A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September requires colleges […]

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Need more financial aid for college? This new law will make it easier to ask for it

A new California law will require colleges and universities to clearly inform students how to request additional financial aid if they believe their awarded amount is not enough. Institutions must also publish how they calculate their costs of attendance, which is used to determine how much financial aid students receive.

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Cal Matters broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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