Turn your service into financial support! The California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant (DSIG) Program offers eligible CADAA students up to $4,500 per year ($2,250 per semester) for completing 150 volunteer hours at a qualifying service organization. Check your eligibility and apply today.
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California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program
Are you already doing community service? Consider an exciting new opportunity to receive grant funding to perform community or volunteer service through the California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program (DSIG) for California Dream Act Application (CADAA) students.
The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) will award up to $4,500 per academic year (up to $2,250 per semester) to 1,667 eligible students who perform 150 hours per semester of community or volunteer service at a Qualifying Service Organization.
Apply NowEligibility Requirements
To be eligible, you must:
- Have completed and submitted a CADAA for the 2025-26 academic year
- Be an active recipient of a Cal Grant B for the 2025-26 academic year
- If not a Cal Grant B recipient, must have been eligible for a Cal Grant B
- Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Complete any required verification for the Cal Grant B award
- Have enough financial need, and
- Maintain at least halftime enrollment per term
Payment: Receiving Your Incentive
To start the payment process, students can request payment after performing at least 150 hours per semester of community or volunteer service. Students must submit the Payment Request Form along with documentation of the service hours performed. The Payment Request form and directions can be found on the Request Payment webpage.
After submitting your Payment Request, you will be notified via email when payment has been approved. Payment will be processed by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office and can take up to 6 weeks. Initial DSIG payment will occur after you receive at least one Cal Grant B payment. Your Cal Grant B Access grant will be increased by CSAC once they process and approve the payment request form and the school processes and updates your Cal Grant B award on your financial aid package.
Need Help?
We’ll help you verify your eligibility to participate in the DSIG program by validating the Grant Application and the Payment Request form. Please contact the Undocumented Resource Center at undocu@mpc.edu or the California Dream Act Service Incentive Program at dsig@csac.ca.gov.
Don’t wait to start your application! Visit www.csac.ca.gov/dsig to get more information about eligibility, application, service requirements and service organizations. Start your application soon as there are a limited number of grants available!