Eligibility for the San Jose State Guardian Scholars Program

• Highly motivated students who have recently emancipated from foster care or are orphaned and certified homeless by the Financial Aid Office
• Incoming freshmen or transfer students who meet SJSU's eligibility criteria for admission
  (CSU Mentor)
• Admitted to the SJSU Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
  (Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Online Application)
• Complete the SJSU EOP Guardian Scholars Supplemental Application by the deadline of May 1
• Considered "Independent" under federal financial aid guidelines
• California Resident
• US citizen or permanent resident
• FAFSA financial aid application completed by the required filing date
  (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Application procedures

• Apply to SJSU when using CSU application (www.csumentor.edu)
• Mark "YES" when asked if you are interested in applying to EOP on Section 11 of the CSUMentor Online application . Because the box is marked, the EOP application link will be included in the confirmation after completion of the CSU application.
• Students who do not mark this box can return to the CSU Mentor website to the EOP application section at http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/eop_apply.asp and then complete the EOP Online application. Fill out all parts of the EOP application.
• On the EOP application mark "YES" to question 26, section (f) which asks if you are or were a former foster youth.
• EOP will e-mail you the SJSU Guardian Scholar Application in April.
• Priority deadline for returning the SJSU Guardian Scholar application with foster youth documentation is May 1st.
• Once the Guardian Scholars Application is completed, you will be provided with information on scholarship opportunities.
• Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ by March 2, 2013