Official Scholarship Information

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This fund shall be used to provide merit-based student scholarships for undergraduate students in any dollar amount deemed necessary by the Office of Financial Aid.

Chancellor's Scholarship ($5,000 for up to four years)*

This Fund shall be used to provide merit scholarship assistance to incoming UCR freshmen with high academic performance and promise.

Non-Resident Achievement Scholarship, for international and out-of-state students (up to $7,000 per quarter)*

This Fund shall be used to provide merit scholarship assistance to incoming UCR freshmen with high academic performance and promise.

Regent Scholarship ($10,000 for up to four years)*

Regents Transfer Scholarship (up to $3,000)*

Each award should be at least $1,600, and eligible scholarship recipients must fit one of the following criteria:

Each award should be at least $1,600, and eligible scholarship recipients must fit one of the following criteria:

Dean’s Mission Scholarship - Full Tuition Tier

Our most prestigious scholarship will be offered to strong, mission-fit applicants to fund either 100% of all mandatory tuition and fees, approximately $40,000, or a $20,000 award which covers 50% of all mandatory tuition and fees for the first and second years of medical school.

Dean’s Mission Scholarship - Partial Tuition Tier

Our most prestigious scholarship will be offered to strong, mission-fit applicants to fund either 100% of all mandatory tuition and fees, approximately $40,000, or a $20,000 award which covers 50% of all mandatory tuition and fees for the first and second years of medical school.

Bourns College of Engineering Scholarships (BCOE) - General

The Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) offers a variety of scholarships to eligible students. To qualify, students must have an established UCR GPA; therefore, newly admitted students are not eligible until they have earned a GPA at UCR.

CHASS Dean's Scholarship - Award

The CHASS Dean's Scholarship and Glen E. Josephson Endowed Student Award are intended to reward students who have excelled in their studies. Individual award amounts may vary, but may not exceed $1,500.

UCRAA First-Year Scholarship - Awardees

Ten incoming first-year's are selected each year from a pool of eligible applicants. After applications are read by alumni volunteers and virtual interviews are conducted with top candidates, awardees are selected and receive a scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for the 2025-26 academic year.

UCRAA Transfer Scholarship - Recipients

The UCR Alumni Association awards a $5,000 scholarship to five transfer students for the current academic year.