CalKIDS Children's Savings Accounts
Run by ScholarShare Investment Board, a state agency
State-funded children's savings account program automatically seeding $25-$100 college savings accounts for eligible low-income public school students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and for newborns.
- Award
- $25–$100
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Run by
- ScholarShare Investment Board
- State
Who it's for
- Automatically enrolled: public school students in K-12 qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch, foster youth, and children with Medi-Cal
- Newborns born after July 1, 2022 enrolled through birth registration
- No application needed for eligible students.
ScholarShare Investment Board decides who gets help.
How to apply
You apply on the program's own website. GrantLantern doesn't process applications. We link you straight to the source.
Apply at calkids.orgOpens in a new tab. GrantLantern is not affiliated with this program.
CalKIDS Children's Savings Accounts is one option. What else may help?
Many households qualify for more than one program. Answer a few questions to see what else you may qualify for.
Check what I may qualify forFree. No account needed. Your answers are never sold or shared.
Where this comes from
Details are based on the program's official information. ScholarShare Investment Board decides who is eligible, not GrantLantern. Check current requirements on their site before you apply.