Scholarship Opportunity

UC Merced Regents Scholarship

Offered by University of California, Merced

Competitive recognition of academic excellence, leadership and promise for selected entering UC Merced students; financial need does not determine selection.

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RenewableYes
Grade LevelHigh School Senior, Transfer Student

Eligibility

  • Apply as an entering first-year or transfer student to UC Merced and demonstrate academic excellence and promise.

Requirements

  • Complete the UC admission application and personal insight responses; there is no separate Regents application.
  • Renewal requires at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA, at least 12 semester units and satisfactory degree progress. Financial-need supplements are recalculated annually.

How to Apply

  1. 1Submit the UC application by November 30, 2026 for fall 2027 consideration.
  2. 2Review the March/April scholarship notice and aid requirements; this award is specific to UC Merced.

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