California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program

The California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant (DSIG) Program encourages California Dream Act Applicant (CADAA) students with a Cal Grant A award that met Cal Grant B eligibility or a Cal Grant B award to perform community or volunteer service. The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) will award up to $4,500 per academic year (up to $2,250 per semester) eligible students. The grant will be available to the student for up to 8 semesters while they have an active Cal Grant A or B award. Students must also meet Satisfactory Academic Progress and complete any necessary verification for their Cal Grant award.

Eligibility

• Completed and submitted California Dream Act Application (CADAA) for that academic year.
• Is an active recipient of a Cal Grant A or Cal Grant B award. Cal Grant A recipients must have met Cal Grant B eligibility.
• Demonstrate enough financial need (determined by CSAC or the institution).
• students must apply annually,
• and complete service hours in that academic year (July 1 through June 30).

Semester students shall perform service hours in 150-hour increments. Students can volunteer with any of the organization(s) on the List of Service Organizations or with any organization not on the list if it meets the criteria for a qualifying service organization. Organizations not on the List of Service Organizations can complete and submit the Service Organization Registration form found on the DSIG Forms webpage.

DSIG Forms

All forms for the California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program can be found on the DSIG Forms webpage.

DSIG FAQ

For more information please see our Frequently Asked Questions: DSIG FAQ for Students

For more information visit the CSAC DSIG.