Scholarship Recognition Award?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Well after checking my financial aid package and all, I noticed that along with my Federal Pell Grant that I also received the scholarship recognition award. This award is actually paying for the majority of my gift aid, and I need this money in order to continue attending UCLA for all 4 years. However, when I read the description, it stated that it would only last 1 year and that the years after that, university funds would cover it. </p>

<p>My question is, will university funds give me approximately the same amount? The SRA gives me about $13,000. The award is based on academics and on financial need, so yeah.</p>

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<p>What's the composition of your financial aid package and what's your EFC?</p>

<p>In any case, page</a> 5 answers your question. . .</p>

<p>It should be fine as long as your EFC consistently shows that you demonstrate need once the grants are replaced by "university grants."</p>

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<p>I still don't understand what this means...do we get free money or something? Does everybody get this Scholarship Recognition Award?</p>

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<p>by everybody I mean everybody who needs financial aid and has been accepted to UCLA</p>

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<p>i got that award too!</p>

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<p>LOL, perhaps people should post if they did NOT get that award (but applied for & qualified for need-based aid according to UCLA)</p>

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<p>I never applied for anything...but supposedly, according to my ePAL, I'm getting $5,000+ for it. Sweet.</p>

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<p>I think it's just their version of an institution grant. When I place my cursor over it, a little thing pops up and explains that it's to recognize the outstanding merit for having been accepted into UCLA.</p>

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<p>"I think it's just their version of an institution grant."</p>

<p>No. Not according to the brochure (doc) that mme-lin posted. The "institution" (University) grant kicks in Year 2 and beyond. I.m.o., there are 2 reasons for the SRA:<br>
(1) because the Cal Grant B is short on the first year, more generous on subsequent, I think it's UCLA's way of capturing that f.a. population that is high-achieving. (Grant B is the grant of choice for those who are likely admits to competitive privates as well as publics.) Lots of people would not enroll if they had to wait for Year 2 for more $ to kick in.
(2) Their version of "merit" scholarship? Hey, they get to play the game, too. (Just like privates.) ;)</p>

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<p>Is there a fee waiver for the 100 dollar deposit for ucla?</p>

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<p>i got it too for ~$5700. why does ucla give more aid than ucsd? i want to go to ucsd.</p>

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<p>now why would you pick UCSD over ucla, you idiot?</p>

<p>ucla got hotter girls, better academics, dam better athletics...UNLESS</p>

<p>ur a ugly, dumb, and un-athletic person...</p>

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<p>wow, thats just a tad bit mean.</p>

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<p>well, it's in his nature to hate. duh.</p>