<p>Hi , my question is ,
If an out-of state or an international student gets Regent's and Chancellor's Scholarship at UC Berkeley , will the scholarship cover the non-resident student supplemental? If yes , How much aid can an out-of state of an international student get?
Thank you!</p>
<p>Those awards are either $2,500/year if you have no financial need, or “meets full need” if you do have financial need.</p>
<p>So if selected you would be required to fill out FAFSA and possibly provide other information that would be used to determine your award.</p>
<p>Means that if an international needs 30000$ need will he get it at Berkeley with regent’s and chancellor’s ? I am confused because it is a public university.</p>
<p>See the UC Berkeley website [here](<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/undergraduates/RCfaq.htm#international]here[/url]:”>http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/undergraduates/RCfaq.htm#international):</a></p>
<p>*Are international students eligible for a need-based scholarship if their need is determined by the FAFSA?</p>
<p>Yes. International Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholars are eligible for a need-based Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship. International students need to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online (if you have a Social Security Number) or submit a paper FAFSA to the Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes, and Honors Office. The FAFSA information is used to determine financial need. If we need additional documents, we will contact you. International students should direct their questions about the FAFSA to the Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship Coordinator at <a href=“mailto:uspho@berkeley.edu”>uspho@berkeley.edu</a>.*</p>
<p>It appears that both out-of-state and international students would be eligible for need-based aid if selected for the Regent’s or Chancellor’s scholarship.</p>
<p>In average , How many international Regents and Chancellor Scholars are selected every year?</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>I was wondering the same. I would imagine the numbers would be quite low. I don’t think many OOS domestic students get it. It’s very costly to give “full need” to a low income OOS domestic since a Cal Grant isn’t included, and OOS tuition must be added in… It’s even more costly to award “full need” to an int’l because then Cal Grant, Pell Grant, Stafford/Perkins loans, and work study aren’t included to help cover the $50k+ per year cost.</p>
<p>I wonder if “financial need” is considered when awarding to OOS or int’l students? </p>
<p>When awarding UC aid to a low income instate student, the institution is probably only awarding about $50 total of its own funds over 4 years. When awarding to a low income int’l, the institution would have to award $200k+ of its own funds. It would seem that the int’l would have to VERY exceptional to justify that expense. But, maybe I’m not thinking this thru.</p>
<p>Yes I was wondering the same , how can a public university give so much amount of money?</p>
<p>Berkeley is upfront about stating that finding an education for an international student is challenging and they recommend that students look at sources other than the college for funding. I would believe that regents scholarships granted to international students is going to be an extremely competitive process and the actual number of scholarships awarded to international students is going to be very low.</p>
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<p>It’s much more competitive than I thought.</p>
<p>I’m wondering if when Cal says that they’ll award Regents and Chancellors to int’ls, they really mean that they’ll award them to HIGH stats int’ls who reside in Calif (undocumented students) who have high stats…because those kids pay instate rates because they went to Calif high schools.</p>
<p>I wonder how many int’ls who are coming from abroad would get these awards.</p>
<p>The scholarship is extremely competitive. A chance to compete is only offered to about 2% of admitted students. </p>
<p>My understanding is that OOS and international recipients with need would only get their need met up to the in-state COA. No institutional funds are available to help with the nearly $24,000 per year OOS fee. </p>
<p>However, rules change every year, so it would be the best to check directly with the school. This is only the second year that OOS students have even been considered for this scholarship at Cal, so the rules may change again.</p>
<p>Sending an email to berkeley for confirming.</p>
<p>Actually, they have in the past given Regents’ and Chancellor’s scholarships to non-residents, but the web site does not specifically say whether the non-resident need-based award covers the non-resident additional tuition.</p>
<p>For a high-need California resident, the effective amount of the scholarship is about $8,500, as it replaces the student contribution (what they ordinarily expect students to borrow from direct loans and contribute from work or work-study) with additional scholarship (normal financial aid meets in-state need, but with a student contribution of about $8,500; normal financial aid does not cover the $23,000 non-resident additional tuition).</p>
<p>For a high-need California resident, the effective amount of the scholarship is about $8,500</p>
<p>That’s even less than what I was guessing, but it makes sense. The idea that a public would give only about $9k per year (in institutional funds), to a high need instate student, but give $50k+ per year to a high need OOS int’l student just seems weird to me. That just seems to hard to justify.</p>
<p>Normal financial aid at Berkeley could potentially give significant institutional funds. For a maximum financial aid California resident student, [Financial</a> Aid Estimator - UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office](<a href=“Financial Aid Estimator - UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office”>Financial Aid Estimator - UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office) estimates $24,186 grants from an in-state list price of $32,706, for a net price of $8,520. At most $5,645 can come from Pell grant, and at most $12,192 can come from Cal grants, so $6,349 of institutional money would be involved. If such a student gets a Regents’ or Chancellor’s scholarship, an additional $8,520 of institutional money would bring the institutional contribution to $14,869.</p>
<p>I think that the scholarship can not cover the OOS Supplemental.</p>
<p>From the information on the UCB website, the scholarship would cover all need including OOS fees:</p>
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<p><a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/undergraduates/RCbenefits.htm[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/undergraduates/RCbenefits.htm</a></p>
<p>They give out 200 per year, and get more than 60,000 applications, so the selectivity is overall 0.33%, and probably worse for OOS and internationals.</p>
<p>But How can a public university give 50,000$ + when international students are not eligible for Cal Grant , Pell Grant etc…?</p>
<p>^^^
Because of the above, I doubt many/any int’ls get the award unless they have an amazing hook OR they qualify for instate rates because they went to a Calif public (so their COA is much lower).</p>
<p>One Child from a nearby school was awarded a Regent’s and Chancellor’s Scholarship at Berkeley . He had discovered an Asteroid.</p>