# Types of Financial Aid

**Source**: https://admissions.berkeley.edu/cost/apply-for-financial-aid/types-of-aid/
**Parent**: https://admissions.berkeley.edu/apply-to-berkeley/

## Nearly everyone is eligible for financial aid–it is the type of aid that differs. The type of aid you are offered is based on your level of financial need.

Financial aid is either need-based or non-need-based. Need-based financial aid includes subsidized loans, grants, scholarships, and federal work-study. Non-need-based financial aid is made up of unsubsidized loans, parent loans, and private loans.

UC Berkeley offers four types of financial aid awards:

- [Grants](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/grants)
- [Scholarships](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/scholarships)
- [Work-study aid](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/work-study)
- [Loans](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/loans)

Students who are eligible for these awards include California residents, U.S. citizens, and eligible noncitizens. [International students](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/international-students) are not eligible for federal financial aid or institutional aid managed by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office at UC Berkeley.

Undergraduates who qualify for an [AB 540](https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/tuition-financial-aid/tuition-cost-of-attendance/ab-540-nonresident-tuition-exemption.html) waiver should visit the [Berkeley Undergraduate Dream Act Aid](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/berkeley-undergraduate-dream-act-aid) page.

## Learn more

[Residency requirements](/cost/residency-requirements/)

[Financial Aid and Scholarships Office l Who is eligible](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/eligibility)

[Blue and Gold: UC Financial Aid](https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/tuition-financial-aid/types-of-aid/blue-and-gold-opportunity-plan.html)

[UC Berkeley Scholarship Connection](https://scholarships.berkeley.edu/)

[Outside scholarship resources](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/outside-scholarships)

[Undergraduate Dream Act Aid](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/berkeley-undergraduate-dream-act-aid)

[Financial Aid and Scholarships Office](https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/)