Does UCLA (or really any of the UC schools) offer full ride scholarships?

Paying for College
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<p>To how many students per year? Is it renewable? If not, what is the most amount of aid they give? (merit based and need based)</p>

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<p>The Regents Scholarship is the closest thing UCLA has to a full-ride scholarship. It’s worth a minimum of $2K per year (if there is no financial need) but goes up to full financial need.</p>

<p>Only 100 are awarded each year and it’s a very, very competitive program. (Even the applications are by invitation only.) Details are given here:</p>

<p>[UCLA</a> Financial Aid Office Regents Scholarship](<a href=“http://www.fao.ucla.edu/regents.htm]UCLA”>http://www.fao.ucla.edu/regents.htm)</p>

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<p>if you are admitted look at scholarships within their student website, for ucla there is a whole section of scholarships you can apply to. but as far as full-ride, don’t count on it. you’ll probably get some loans and work study.</p>

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<p>only if you are a recruited athlete. Even with an efc of zero, the UC’s expect ~$9k in self-help.</p>

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<p>OP, You are from NY (OOS for the UCs). Don’t count on much of any scholarship. They are looking for full pay students from OOS now.</p>

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<p>My family and i are moving to california my last year of high school so that i’ll be an official resident of CA and tuition will be almost $20K cheaper</p>

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<p>note, if you do win a Regent’s scholarship (which requires +++ stats), UCLA & Cal will provide more grant $ IFF you qualify for need-based aid, but only if you qualify for need-based aid. Otherwise, the Regent’s $$ is capped at the big two (Cal and UCLA). The mid-tier campuses (dunno about SD) used to offer full tuition discount + small research stipend to Regent’s scholars but may not any more due to the budget crisis.</p>

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<p>If your family’s income is less than $60K, you will go to a UC for free:[UC</a> Blue and Gold Opportunity](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/blueandgold/]UC”>Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan | UC Admissions)</p>

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<p>^ that plan only covers fees, not housing, books, transportation, personal expenses.</p>

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<p>According to the website I linked in #8:</p>

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<p>I don’t know whether the total amount would add up to a “full ride,” however.</p>

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<p>i think it might, for regents scholars, but for the rest, i would expect some forms of self-help included in the package</p>