Eligibility: Incoming students (see specific requirements below)
Award Range: $4,000 to $17,500 paid over four years
Deadline: Feb. 14, 2012
Need-based Grants: Up to $5,000 is available the first year in addition to the scholarship award. Additional need-based grants are available for succeeding years. Financial need is determined by the Financial Aid office.
The Freshman Alumni Scholarship is awarded through an application screening and interview process. The award is divided into equal annual installments to be paid over four years. The second-, third- and fourth-year payments are awarded through a Renewal Scholarship and have additional requirements.
Students from historically underrepresented backgrounds may also submit applications for the Dr. Ralph J. Bunche Freshman Alumni Scholarship. A separate application is required. If a student is chosen to receive both a Freshman and a Bunche scholarship, only one will be awarded.
State Finals is a 30-year tradition for California's top-scoring district scholarship recipients. Every April, these students participate in a weekend competition at UCLA to increase their base scholarship award up to $17,500 paid over four years.
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Approximately 64% of UCLA undergrads receive financial aid of some type. According to a recent report in U.S. News & Word Report, among the nation's 50 top universities UCLA has the largest proportion of undergraduates receiving federal Pell Grants for students from low-income families.
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