Dreamer Student Resources

Financial Aid and CA Residency

The California Dream Act allows certain students who meet the requirements for Assembly Bill 540 to apply for and receive state financial aid. Filling out the Cal Dream Act application can be a straightforward and easy process if you are prepared with the information necessary to complete the application. 

The CSU Nonresident Tuition Exemption is available for certain nonresident students (including U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and undocumented individuals) who have attended, graduated, or achieved the equivalent from a California school. These students may be exempted from paying nonresident tuition but must remain classified as “nonresidents” for residence classification and financial aid eligibility purposes. 

Health Insurance for DACA Students

Currently, Cal Poly Humboldt does NOT have a student health insurance plan. Regardless of documentation status, all enrolled students can access services and resources provided by Student Health & Wellbeing Services, including the Student Health Center, Counseling & Psychological Services, and Health Education.

Covered California

Individuals may seek healthcare insurance offered through Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace. 

While DACA recipients cannot apply for insurance through Covered California, those who meet the Federal Poverty Level may qualify for Medi-Cal. The California Medical Assistance Program—Medi–Cal or MediCal—is California's Medicaid welfare program serving low-income individuals, including families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and childless adults with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level.

According to the Medi-Cal website, some undocumented individuals may qualify for Medi-Cal, depending on their immigration status and where they are in the process. However, most undocumented individuals do not qualify for full Medi-Cal Coverage but can still apply. 

There are some exceptions: All undocumented individuals with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level qualify for emergency and pregnancy-related Medi-Cal services. The application is most effectively done with the hospital or prenatal care provider. It is NOT recommended to sign up through Oh SURE.

Family PACT Program

DACA Students and undocumented students may qualify for the Family PACT Program (AKA the Teal Card), California’s innovative approach to providing comprehensive family planning services to low-income women and men. The goals of this health program are to promote optimal reproductive health and to reduce unplanned pregnancies by lowering the barriers that many women and men with unmet needs face in obtaining family planning services. The program fills a critical gap in healthcare for underinsured and uninsured Californians.