Book Vouchers

Dates to Use Book Vouchers

Pell Grant eligible students will be awarded fall and spring book vouchers. Sierra College does not run a Pell Grant book voucher program for summer.

You can use your: 

• Fall 2024 Pell Grant book voucher dates: Tuesday, August 13 – Monday, August 26, 2024 (midnight)
• Spring 2025 Pell Grant book voucher dates: Wednesday, January 15 – Monday, February 3, 2025 (midnight)

Pell Grant book vouchers are posted on your Financial Aid Student Requirements. All charges will be deducted from your anticipated refund from the Pell Grant program. If you decide not to use a book voucher, no charges will be applied.

How to Use the Pell Book Voucher

Take your valid government issued ID to the campus bookstore. When you check out at the register, tell them you are using your Pell Grant Book Voucher, show your ID and the Barnes & Noble system will know you have an approved book voucher.  

How to Check if You Have a Book Voucher

1. Log in to mySierra
2. Select “Financial Aid Status” file
3. Select the “View my Financial Aid Dashboard”
4. Select the current aid year (i.e., 2024-25) and click “Academic Progress”
5. View “Student Requirements”
6. If you are eligible, the message will read: “$ Book Voucher for Fall” or “$ Book Voucher for Spring”

The book voucher amount depends on your Student Aid Index (SAI) from your FAFSA and your enrollment level, and if you are Pell Grant-eligible. If you did not file a FAFSA, or if you did not complete the processing of any request for documents by the Financial Aid Office, then you will not be awarded a book voucher. 

Book Voucher Frequently Asked Questions 

1. What if I didn’t file a FAFSA? You are not eligible for a book voucher.  
2. What if my Financial Aid File is not complete and I have not been awarded a Pell Grant? You will not be eligible for a book voucher until your financial aid is complete and you have been awarded financial aid. 
3. Does the book voucher affect how much financial aid I’ll receive? Your Pell Grant will be reduced by the amount of money you spend when you use your book voucher. 
4. What if my books cost more than the book voucher is worth? If your books cost more than your book voucher is worth, you can either pay the difference when you buy your books or come to the Financial Aid Office, and we will manually adjust it for you. If remote, you can email or call the Financial Aid Office to see if we can adjust it manually. 
5. What can I use the book voucher for? The book voucher can be used for new or used books or school supplies. You can also use the voucher for the book rental program if purchased in person at the Sierra College Bookstore (Rocklin or Nevada County Campus or online). Rental books require that you leave a credit card on account just in case you do not return the books.
6. If I use my book voucher and then become ineligible for the PELL Grant, what happens? You are financially responsible for paying back the school for all charges covered by the book voucher.