There are three types of registration blocks: financial, administrative, and academic. Your registration may be blocked if you fail to meet an obligation to the University. This includes, but is not limited to, failure to pay registration fees or other outstanding debts, failure to declare a major, or failure to submit requested documentation to certain offices. The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office does not pay aid for a term if you have a registration block for that same term. You need to resolve the block before any financial aid can pay. Read more about registration blocks.

You need to submit a Budget Appeal Form. The Budget Appeal Form includes detailed information about which expenses can be claimed and what kind of documentation is required.

The University of California Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan will cover your UC systemwide tuition and fees ($12,192 in 2013-14) if you are a California resident whose family earns less than $80,000 a year and you qualify for financial aid. Read more about the Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan.

Send your scholarship check to:
UC Berkeley
Financial Aid and Scholarships Office
201 Sproul Hall #1960
Berkeley, CA 94720-1960

The check should include your name, student identification number (SID), and, if possible, a letter of instructions from the donor. Please have the donor make the check payable to "UC Regents," if possible.