Schedule of Payments
Enrollment Status
Payment of Pell, and Cal Grant are prorated based on a student’s enrollment status per term.
| Enrollment Status per Term | ||
| Full Time | 12 Units | 100% |
| Three Quarter Time | 9 – 11.99 Units | 75% |
| Half Time | 6 – 8.99 Units | 50% |
| Less Than Half Time | 0.5 – 5.99 Units | Varies based on your Expected Family Contribution |
Academic Year 2023-2024
| Disbursement | Funds | Portion | Date |
| First Schedule Disbursement | Pell | Half | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive the previous disbursement. |
Pell | Half | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | OCT 12, 2023 |
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | Nov 2, 2023 |
| SEOG | All | ||
| EOPS | All | ||
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| Corrections *If you did not receive any of the previous disbursements. |
All | All | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Corrections *If you did not receive any of the previous disbursements. |
All | All | Dec 14,2023 |
| Disbursement | Funds | Portion | Date |
| First Schedule Disbursement | Pell | Half | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive the previous disbursement. |
Pell | Half | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| SSCG | All | ||
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| SSCG | All | ||
| Supplemental Disbursement *If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements. |
Pell | Half | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| SSCG | All | ||
| Second Schedule Disbursement |
Pell | All | April 18, 2024 |
| SEOG | All | ||
| EOPS | All | ||
| Cal Grant | All | ||
| SSCG | All | ||
| Corrections *If you did not receive any of the previous disbursements. |
All | All | May 16,2024 |
| Disbursement | Funds | Portion | Date |
| First Disbursement 4 week classes | Pell | All | June 6, 2024 |
| Supplemental Disbursement | Pell | All | July 3, 2024 |
| Corrections | Pell | All | July 18, 2024 |
| Important Dates to Remember | |
| September 2, 2023 | Second chance postmark deadline for Cal Grants for community college students only. Both the FAFSA and the GPA Verification Form must be postmarked by this date. |
| November 17, 2023 | Deadline for Fall 2023 Financial Aid Appeals. |
| December, 2023 | Fafsa/Dream Act Application Opens- Subject to Change |
| February 15, 2024 | The Merced College Foundation Scholarship application becomes available online.-Subject to Change |
| March 30, 2024 | The Merced College Foundation Scholarship application closes |
| April 2, 2024 | FAFSA or CADAA postmark deadline for consideration for Cal Grants. |
| May 3, 2024 | Deadline for Spring 2024 Financial Aid Appeals. |
| June 5, 2024 | First day to submit appeals for 24-25 Financial Aid. |
| June 30, 2024 | Last day to submit an 23-24 FAFSA. |