Summer Success Scholarship
New summer scholarship! The Summer Success Scholarship was created as a way to allow students to be able to attend Summer Session courses to ensure their continued academic success and graduate on time. The scholarship award amount is up to $2,500 and is designed to cover Summer Session tuition and mandatory fees. Students can apply on ScholarshipUniverse from January 20th through February 12th.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Current enrolled undergraduate students
- Minimum enrolled units across all three summer sessions: 8 Units
- No minimum GPA required
- No requirements to comply with SAP
- Demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Continuing Student Scholarship Application Period
The 2023-2024 UCI Scholarship Application is now open! Apply now through February 12th!
UCI Scholarships on ScholarshipUniverse
UCI Scholarships is now using ScholarshipUniverse for students to apply and match to campuswide and external scholarships. Now, with ScholarshipUniverse’s matching tool, students will no longer have to search through each scholarship to see which ones they qualify for. External scholarships are vetted through ScholarshipUniverse, so students can rest assured that the external scholarships they are applying for are safe and trustworthy. Below are some quick steps to get started:
How to Set Up Your Profile and Apply
Step 1: Student Log In

Step 2: Set Up Profile
On initial log in, students will be directed to a welcome page where they will be asked to fill out basic questions to help match them to available scholarships.
Step 3: View Dashboard

Step 4: Apply for scholarships

- The Matches tab will show students all the scholarships that they match with
- The Pinned tab contains scholarships that students have marked that they are interested in applying to
- The Partial Matches tab contains scholarships where students have answered some, but not all of the matching questions. Once the student answers all the matching questions, the scholarship will move to either the Matches or Non-Matches tab.
- The Application Submitted tab allows students to view scholarships they have applied to
- The Awarded tab shows students the scholarships they have been awarded
- The Non- Matches tab lists the scholarships the student in not eligible to apply for
- The Not Interested tab contains all the scholarships the student has selected as not interested in applying to.
UCI Scholarship Disclosure
Scholarship Writing Tips
Writing a good scholarship answer:
- Respond to the question asked.
- Each question on the scholarship application is designed to provide insight regarding one or more of the scholarships offered by our office.
- Go into depth and detail regarding your experiences and involvements.
- Discuss activities, what do they mean to you, and what impact have they had on your life.
- Restrict storytelling and extraneous descriptions unless the question asks for it.
Continuing Student Scholarship Application Period
January 23 - February 12, 2023
New Student Scholarship Application Period
May 1-31, 2023
Previous SU Presentation
Watch our previous presentation about ScholarshipUniverse
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