Hi I just checked my portal last night, and UCR rewarded me as regent scholar, giving me 5k per year for 2 years, as a reward of my academic achievement. I come from a 0 EFC family, so will my financial aid package be the blue and gold plan + the 5k scholarship for extra spending money I can use?
It should be so. If your family has an EFC of zero then I assume you probably do qualify for the Blue + Gold plan, which just means that the scholarship is additional gift aid (not need-based), intended to be spent on things other than tuition (since the Blue + Gold covers that), like textbooks. I should be receiving a similar package, since I’m also from a 0 EFC family and received a Regents scholarship as well.
Congratulations. 
Are you a transfer student too? I go to MSJC.
We can be friends if you want =].
Good luck on wherever you go!
Congratulations!
I just got my UCR acceptance letter today. I got the regents scholar for 5k a year too.
We should talk sometime :]
Your financial aid award should be available for review. The blue and gold plan is a promise to provide some sort of aid whether it be Cal Grant, Pell Grant, or a UCR grant. Likely you’ll get all three based on your EFC and the fact that you got Regents.
You should go to UCR’s transfer luncheon day and highlander day!
Congratulations on your acceptance and the regent scholarship to UCR :). My financial aid is going to pay for all my tuition and fees, and then I will have about 1.5k extra spending money per quarter. I cannot make the luncheon because I have class, but I will be at highlander day! We can be friends =]
Congrats to everyone!
I was fortunate enough to receive the regent scholarship as well!
I may go to highlander day. Maybe I’ll see y’all there!