Read and Rank Merit-Based Scholarship Applications for Newly Admitted UCLA Students
All it takes is a commitment of a few hours over one weekend to make a difference. By reading scholarship applications from newly admitted students, you’ll help identify and support the best of the best from an incredible body of potential Bruins.
The students who will become the Class of 2025 have faced the never-before-seen-in-our-lifetime challenge of learning and thriving during a pandemic. They navigated the isolation of remote classrooms, watched enrichment opportunities be canceled and missed out on many youthful rites of passage that can never be reclaimed. Some bore witness to the loss of life of loved ones or the security of their household income. They all, to some degree, paid the price for a debt not of their making and instead of losing hope or settling into mediocracy they set their sights on the stars. UCLA received a record-breaking 140,000 applications from first-year prospects and another 28,000 applications from transfer students who hope to become Bruins.
Soon approximately 14% of these students will be admitted to UCLA and then they will have to make the biggest decision of their lives to date, while worrying about finances and ranking multiple acceptances. Receiving an Alumni Scholarship will not only help ease their financial burden, it guarantees a supportive community of scholars will be waiting to welcome them. And, when students tally the pros and cons of each institution that admitted them, an Alumni Scholarship coupled with all of the possibilities UCLA has to offer can maintain our competitive edge in comparison to other prestigious colleges and universities. With a scholarship in hand, come Bruin Day, many of these deserving students' futures will be Bruin.
Reading is open to all Bruins with computer access, regardless of location. Please join us.
Reviewer training and Certification will empower you to read accurately and confidently.
You will receive:
An update from UCLA Undergraduate Admission
Step-by-step, easy-to-digest training videos
Practice cases
Support staff for advice, questions or troubleshooting
Timeline: read once or twice according to your schedule. select first-year and/or transfer student applications.
Register to read:
Monday, Feb. 8 through Wednesday, March 10.
Complete training by:
Monday, March 15.
First-Year Students Reading Weekend:
Saturday, March 20 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, March 21 at 11:59 p.m.
Transfer Students Reading Weekend:
Saturday, April 17 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, April 18 at 11:59 p.m.
The UCLA Alumni Association awards approximately 125 scholarships per year representing a diverse network of UCLA affiliated groups. Scholarship award amounts range from $6,000 to $20,000, paid over four years. Please add
UCLAScholarships@fas.ucla.edu to your safe senders list.
