National Notary Association - Raymond C. Rothman Endowed Scholarship

With preference to entering in-state freshmen with strong leadership records in high school and/or their communities, who graduated high school with a 3.5 GPA or better (weighted or unweighted), and who are California residents and US citizens with demonstrated financial need, the National Notary Association – Raymond C. Rothman Endowed Scholarship, was established for full-time UCLA College undergraduates in 1997. The scholarship will provide funding toward registration fees and educational materials.

The following criteria will be used to award the scholarship:

  • The consideration of academic merit and demonstrated financial need via the FAFSA will be the criteria in selecting the recipients.
  • Preference will be given to students whose grade point average is representative of 3.5 or above.
  • Preference will be given to United States citizens who are California residents.
  • Consideration will be given to the student’s initiative, diversity of extra curricular activities and high school or community leadership record and potential.

Award
$2,800 -- not renewable; notification by April 7
Deadline
03/27/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Residency and Citizenship
    • Are you a California resident?
    • Are you a US citizen or permanent resident?
  2. Are you enrolling full-time at UCLA as an entering freshman in the coming academic year?
  3. Means to Demonstrate Financial Need
    • Do you expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need or, if not, can you demonstrate financial need by other, verifiable means?
    • If you do not expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need, but can demonstrate it by other, verifiable means, please briefly explain. If you do expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need, you may simply write 'not applicable.'
  4. If you do not expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need, but can do so by other, verifiable means, please upload any documentation that you might have for that. PLEASE NOTE: THE SYSTEM ONLY ACCEPTS A SINGLE FILE FOR UPLOAD, SO IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT, YOU WILL NEED TO COMBINE THEM INTO A SINGLE FILE BEFORE SUBMITTING.
  5. Do you have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater (weighted or unweighted) at your current institution?
  6. Please upload an official or unofficial copy of your high school transcript.
  7. Initiative and Leadership
    • A) Have you founded any organizations at your high school and/or in your community?
    • B) If you have founded one or more organizations at your high school and/or in your community, please name them and briefly describe your role in founding each one, and the work involved. If you have not, please write 'not applicable.'
    • C) Have you taken a strong leadership role in any organizations that you have joined (but not founded) in your high school and/or community?
    • D) If you have taken a strong leadership role in one or more organizations in your high school and/or community, please name them and briefly describe your leadership role in each one, and the work involved. If you have not, please write 'not applicable.'
  8. Diversity of Extracurricular Activities
    • A) Have you participated in a diverse range of extracurricular activities during your high school career?
    • B) If you have participated in a diverse range of extracurricular activities during your high school career, please name the three activities that best demonstrate that diverse range and briefly describe each activity. If you have not participated in a diverse range of extracurricular activities, please write 'not applicable.'
  9. What are your leadership capabilities and how have your high school and/or community activities helped you to realize those capabilities? How would this scholarship help you academically and financially at UCLA?
  10. Please upload a current resume that focuses on your key extracurricular leadership experiences.
  11. Please write a 150-word bio in third person that focuses on your extracurricular leadership activities during high school and includes a brief statement of current career goals.
  12. LETTER OF REFERENCE: Please provide the name and email of an instructor, counselor or administrator who will provide a letter of reference on your behalf. Be sure to obtain permission from your recommender before submitting their name and email address. Your recommender will automatically receive a link prompting them to upload the recommendation via the UCLA Scholarship Portal.
  13. Please provide the best cell phone number for the UCLA Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment to contact you regarding your scholarship if necessary.
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