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2021-22 Financial Aid Applications Open

October 1, 2020

Visit financialaid.ucmerced.edu/starthere for application information!

Click here to apply using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Click here to apply using the California Dream Act Application (CADAA)

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(Closed for lunch from 12-1)

 

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UC Merced FAFSA School Code: 041271

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