DACA Assistance Grant

Yes. You will need to upload a confirmation verifying you have (or had within the last semester) a legal appointment for DACA Renewal, Work-Authorization Replacement, and Asylum and Refugee Work-Authorization Renewal with CARECEN, AS Legal Clinic, or another legal consultant.

If seeking funding for Advanced Parole, Family Petition, Adjustment of Status, please submit a letter verification from your legal consultant (CARECEN, AS Legal Clinic, or other legal service provider) stating the date of appointment, verification you have a qualifying case, and type of legal application that has been submitted/initiated.

No. If you have already received filing fee assistance, you cannot receive funding from CSUN’s DACA Assistance Grant for the same case (application).

Yes, you may seek reimbursement for applications paid within the last semester. If you are seeking reimbursement, please submit an email verification from CARECEN, AS Legal Clinic, or other legal service provider stating the date the application was submitted. Form submission receipts are also acceptable.

Yes. You will need to submit separate applications and verification documents for each immigration legal application.   

Yes, you must be enrolled at the time of submitting application. Your enrollment will be verified. For example, students submitting applications in July will need to be enrolled in Summer classes at CSUN.

Yes, both CARECEN and the AS Student Support Legal Clinic are free for CSUN students. To learn more about these programs, visit the DREAM Center Services webpage.

Apply for the DACA Assistance Grant Application. Make sure to have your documents combined into a PDF file ready for upload.

This grant assistance is considered financial aid and will be coordinated with your current financial aid package. The grant and/or other aid may be adjusted after review.

No, the grant does not have to be paid back.

Once the application has been reviewed and approved, it may take up to 14 business days for the funds to be applied to your student account.

Awards will be processed through the University Cash Services (UCS) Department and approved students will receive their awards by eRefund (direct deposit) or by paper check mailed by USPS to the current mailing address on file with Admissions & Records. Contact UCS at (818) 677-8000, Option 1, for information about setting up eRefund.

You will receive a revised Financial Aid Notification to your CSUN email address.

To check your eRefund status, log in to the CSUN Portal, select My Accounts from the My Finances top dropdown menu, and then select eRefund under Student Account Essentials. If the status is ‘active’, you will receive your CCS grant via direct deposit; if ‘inactive’, please enroll by entering your bank information on this page.

If you need to update your address on file with the university, visit the Update Personal Information how-to guide and follow the instructions.

Any balances owed will not be taken out of your grant funds.

The DACA Assistance Grant has been expanded to providing financial assistance for additional immigration application fees. The grant name is the same for all immigration applications.

For questions about applying for DACA and completing the application, you may contact the DREAM Center by phone at (818) 677-7069 or email at dreamcenter@csun.edu.