UCLA Freshman Regents Scholarship

The Regents Scholarship Program was established by the Regents of the University of California in 1962, and represents one of the highest honors awarded to a student at the University. Regents Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and exceptional promise. THIS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS BY INVITATION-ONLY. ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A UNIQUE APPLICATION CODE. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THIS EMAIL, YOU ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY. Sharing this code will disqualify all with the same code.

UCLA awards up to 40 Regents scholarships each year to entering freshmen and transfer students and currently has a total of 300 Regents Scholars enrolled at UCLA. The UCLA Regents Scholarship program is unique to the UCLA campus. Therefore, the award cannot be transferred to other UC campuses, nor can other UC campus Regents Scholarship awards be honored at UCLA. Selection of the Regents Scholars is completed by each campus individually.

Students determined by Undergraduate Admission to be the strongest applicants within the context of UCLA’s holistic review process are reviewed for this award by the Faculty Committee on Honors, Awards and Prizes. Students selected for this award will be notified of it when they receive their admission decision and provisional financial aid award letter.

Entering freshmen are awarded a four-year scholarship (12 straight academic quarters not including summer). Entering transfer students are awarded a two-year scholarship (6 academic quarters not including summer). All Regents Scholars are considered for a $2,000 annual honorarium regardless of financial need. If a Regents Scholar has additional financial need beyond the $2,000 honorarium, the scholar will be awarded university scholarship and/or grants to cover the remainder of the scholar’s need. The Regents Scholarship need-based award is determined annually and is designed to supplement the Cal Grant A and B programs, Pell Grant and other outside scholarship awards.

• Regents Scholars are required to report additional outside financial assistance and/or outside scholarship awards to Financial Aid and Scholarships.
• Scholars must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA during all quarters of attendance and are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 units per quarter.
• Students must notify the Scholarship coordinator of any change in academic status, such as taking less than the required 12 units per quarter, dropping below a 3.0 GPA or if they are planning to take an approved leave of absence. Taking a quarter off will not extend the award.
• Scholarship is not transferrable within colleges at UCLA, or other UC’s.
• The scholarship coordinator performs an annual academic review at the end of the spring quarter of all scholars. Students who do not adhere to the scholarship requirements will be terminated.
• Students receive preferential Pre-Enrollment starting with their second and subsequent quarters, guaranteed Housing (as long as the Housing application is submitted by the Housing Office deadlines), and guaranteed parking (as long as the Parking application is submitted by the Parking Office deadlines).
• Faculty Mentorship is established by the Regents Scholars Society for each and every Regents Scholar as requested.

All Regents Scholars are eligible to join the Regents Scholar Society and are strongly encouraged to establish membership in this official campus student organization.