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Known as the SOP, our office advises competitive undergraduate UC Irvine candidates in applying for prestigious merit scholarships. Our staff conducts outreach and manages the campus-level application evaluation and endorsement selection processes for these national and international scholarships, all funded by outside agencies. All awards -- except the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship -- require candidates to earn university endorsement; they cannot apply directly to the funding agency.
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Advising with
the SOP Intern
Art, our new SOP Intern, will not be holding drop-in office hours this Spring. If you have any questions about our scholarships, please set up an appointment with him by e-mailing sklrship@uci.edu
SOP HAS MOVED!
The Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP) is excited to announce that we have moved into the new Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication! This exciting new resource for students is located in 193 Ayala Science Library (where the LARC classrooms used to be). Come stop by and see our new space!
HOW THE SOP HELPS YOU:
☆☆ Merit Scholarship Info ☆☆
TOP FACTS:
- Prestigious scholarships emphasize excellence in academic, leadership, or community service realms. Although some may incorporate a financial need component, it is not the primary selection criterion.
- They fund future research and academic or career endeavors rather than immediate monetary assistance.
- Applications often require a thorough statement of proposed study or research, a personal statement, and several letters of recommendation from faculty.
- Developing a strong application involves weeks sometimes months of planning and drafts. Begin the process early!
Funding agencies generally ask for:
- Official transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation from faculty
- A project proposal or plan of study
- A personal statement
Some scholarships may also require:
- An interview
- Additional letters of recommendation
- Attaining institutional endorsement of your application
You can find out about scholarships sponsored by UCI and the UC system by contacting the Office of Financial Aid at (949) 824-8262 or finaid@uci.edu.
Advising Appointments
We are eager to meet with you and help you navigate the application process for prestigious scholarships! Please follow these steps to schedule an appointment with an SOP advisor:
- Review Prestigious Scholarships, listed by application deadline. Click on links for details regarding eligibility and the selection process. Note scholarships for which you qualify based on class standing, subject area, etc.
- Email the following materials to SOP staff:
- Completed Prospective Scholarship Winner Information Form
- An updated CV (extended resume) - Find tips for creating one here.
- A current Unofficial Transcript.
- An informal Statement of Purpose and Goals - Write 300 words or less describing your academic and career goals and how you plan to achieve them.
Once we have received these materials we will get in touch with you to schedule an appointment.
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
2010 BARRY M. GOLDWATER FELLOWSHIP
Yas Sanaiha (Winner)
Kevin Slagle(Winner)
2009 BARRY M. GOLDWATER FELLOWSHIP
Matthew Hickman (Winner)
Maryjane Vennat (Winner)
2007 BARRY M. GOLDWATER FELLOWSHIP
Satoru Emori (Winner)
Allison Zemek (Winner)
2010 CARPE DIEM FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Digo Takahasi (finalist)
Karen Zhou (semifinalist - Humanitarian Award)
2006 CARPE DIEM FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Jennifer Yanni (Humanitarian Honoree)
2011 CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Elaine Cartas (Finalist)
2010 CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Megan Braun (Winner)
Elaine Cartas (Alternate)
2009 CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Jason Molina
2008 CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Yvette Shirinian (Winner)
2007 CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Kenny Loo (alternate)
2006 CORO FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Emil Kuruvilla (Selected Participant)
2010 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship
Katelyn Fricke (Winner)
April Trask (Winner)
2009 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship
Jordan Kraemer (Winner)
Kate Hers (Winner)
2007 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship
Alexander Phillips (Winner)
2012 DONALD A. STRAUSS PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Pichaya Kositsawat (Winner)
2011 DONALD A. STRAUSS PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Rahaf Baker (Winner)
2010 DONALD A. STRAUSS PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Alexandre Colavin (Alternate)
2009 DONALD A. STRAUSS PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Long-Co Nguyen (Winner)
2008 DONALD A. STRAUSS PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Andy Hoang (Winner)
2007 DONALD A. STRAUSS PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Luis Lara (Winner)
Trinh Luu (Winner)
2007 FORD PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Catherine Nguyen (Alternate)
Theresa Nguyen (Honorable Mention)
2011 FREEMAN-ASIA AWARD
Mahalia Knight (Winner; Declined)
2007 FREEMAN-ASIA AWARD
Li Ana Marcus (Winner)
2010 GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Shu-Ping (Cleo) Tung (Winner)
Andy Hoang(Finalist)
2007 GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Mukul Kumar (Winner)
2006 GEORGE J. MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP
Brittany Schick (Winner)
2011 GLAMOUR MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN COLLEGE WOMEN
Rahaf Baker (Finalist)
2007 GLAMOUR MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN COLLEGE WOMEN
Anita Narayana (Finalist)
2012 HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Felipe Hernandez (Winner)
2006 HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Mukul Kumar (Winner)
2012 JACK KENT COOKE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Samuel Chen (Finalist)
2007 JACK KENT COOKE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Annette Burgueno (Winner)
2007-08 JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP
Catherine Nguyen '05 (Winner)
2011 JESSE M. UNRUH ASSEMBLY FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAMS)
Katja Weisemann (Winner)
2010 JESSE M. UNRUH ASSEMBLY FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAMS)
Enrique Ruacho (Winner)
Lourdes Morales (Winner)
2009 JESSE M. UNRUH ASSEMBLY FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAMS)
Alejandro Espinoza (Winner)
2008 JESSE M. UNRUH ASSEMBLY FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAMS)
Scott Seekatz (Winner)
Torch Sathienmars (Winner)
2007 JESSE M. UNRUH ASSEMBLY FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAMS)
Vasudhsiri Torch Sathienmars '06 (Winner)
Scott Seekatz (Winner)
2007 JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAM)
Aida Macedo de Partida (Winner)
2011 JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAM)
Ryan Mclnerney (Winner)
Ambar Ramos (Winner)
2007 JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION FELLOWSHIP (CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAM)
Aida Macedo (Winner)
2011 MERAGE INSTITUTE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FELLOWSHIP
Yao Yao Zhang (Finalist)
2010 MERAGE INSTITUTE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FELLOWSHIP
Cristian Martinez (Winner)
Danny Nguyen (Finalist)
2009 MERAGE INSTITUTE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FELLOWSHIP
Matin Khoshnevis (Winner)
2008 MERAGE INSTITUTE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FELLOWSHIP
Satoru Emori (Finalist)
2006 MERAGE INSTITUTE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FELLOWSHIP
Vilma Palma (Winner)
2007 NASA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Rebecca Shupe
2009 NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING GRADUATE (NDSEG)
Emily Sayles
2007 NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING GRADUATE (NDSEG) FELLOWSHIP
Vicky Zhou
2013 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Nathan Gamarra (Winner)
John Naviaux (Winner)
Alex Chao (Winner)
Kelsie Chesnut (Winner)
Erin Delman (Winner)
Sachiko Donley (Winner)
Julius Edson (Winner)
Benjamin Feintzeig (Winner)
Christian Guerrero-Juarez (Winner)
Stanley Hiew (Winner)
Emily Hooker (Winner)
Daniel Howard (Winner)
Julie Hsu (Winner)
Mariam Iftikhar (Winner)
Nicole Ing (Winner)
Dominique Ingato (Winner)
Casey Kelleher (Winner)
Alyssa Kent (Winner)
Eulalie Laschever (Winner)
Diane Le (Winner)
Aide Munoz (Winner)
Sonia Maciejewski (Winner)
Analicia Mesinas (Winner)
Gabriel Moreno (Winner)
Joseph Ochaba (Winner)
Laura Rios (Winner)
Kristin Roher (Winner)
Dian Romonosky (Winner)
Rolando Ruiz-Vega (Winner)
Maeraj Sheikh (Winner)
Timothy Smith (Winner)
Mary Walton (Winner)
Kristina Bonaparte Garza '11 (Winner)
Victoria Hanna '12 (Winner)
Victor Mak '12 (Winner)
Luisruben Martinez '12 (Winner)
Monica McCallum '11 (Winner)
Monica Ramstetter '11 (Winner)
Joel Rivera '11 (Winner)
Angel Ruacho '11 (Winner)
Andrew Silva '12 (Winner)
Carol Tsai '11 (Winner)
Gina Turco '10 (Winner)
Arturo Vargas '12 (Winner)
Anh La (Honorable Mention)
Edgar Pena (Honorable Mention)
Daniel Aiello (Honorable Mention)
Kyle Benson (Honorable Mention)
Daniel Bogart (Honorable Mention)
Stephen Breen '11 (Honorable Mention)
Caitlin Cavanagh (Honorable Mention)
Mary Daub (Honorable Mention)
Jacob DeForest (Honorable Mention)
Kyle Ellefsen (Honorable Mention)
Katelyn Finley (Honorable Mention)
Meghan Frate (Honorable Mention)
Eugenia Gabrielov (Honorable Mention)
Luis Herrera '12 (Honorable Mention)
Deborah Lefkowitz (Honorable Mention)
Michael Lehner (Honorable Mention)
Elena Liang (Honorable Mention)
Katherine Nigh (Honorable Mention)
Melissa Niiya (Honorable Mention)
David Ordinario (Honorable Mention)
Charlott Osborne (Honorable Mention)
Carol Pham (Honorable Mention)
Long Phan (Honorable Mention)
Vera Prytkova (Honorable Mention)
Daniel Quang (Honorable Mention)
Jeffrey Rice (Honorable Mention)
Justin Smith (Honorable Mention)
Zac Stone (Honorable Mention)
Samar Abedrabbo '11 (Honorable Mention)
Daniel Cantu '09 (Honorable Mention)
Jacob Edman '11 (Honorable Mention)
Ali Khostovan '12 (Honorable Mention)
Brandon Wong '12 (Honorable Mention)
2012 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Meiting Wu (Winner)
Mitchell Hsing (Winner)
Conor Cox (Winner)
Kyndra Lewis (Winner)
Jessica Greger (Winner)
Jordan Schnell (Winner)
Leah Zani (Winner)
Brian Hui (Winner)
Josef N. Wieland (Winner)
Iris Wing Yin Fu (Winner)
Logan Roberts (Winner)
Michelle Ontiveros (Winner)
Janine Tom (Winner)
Justin Perez (Winner)
Grant Walker (Winner)
Daina Sanchez (Winner)
Nicholas DiGiuseppe (Winner)
Heather Thomas (Winner)
Kyle Hasenstab '09 (Winner)
Matthew Hickman '10 (Winner)
Michael Wei '09 (Winner)
Ali Khostovan (Honorable Mention)
Victor Wei-Dek Mak (Honorable Mention)
Brandon Wong (Honorable Mention)
Abed Elrazak Alnaif (Honorable Mention)
Nameer Baker (Honorable Mention)
Stacey Lynn Borrego (Honorable Mention)
Veronique Boucquey (Honorable Mention)
Emily Brooks (Honorable Mention)
Luz Ceballos (Honorable Mention)
Sachiko Vanessa Donley (Honorable Mention)
Seth Figueroa (Honorable Mention)
Michael Harris (Honorable Mention)
Erica Heinrich (Honorable Mention)
Scott Hollingsworth (Honorable Mention)
Emily Hooker (Honorable Mention)
Arpine Hovasapian (Honorable Mention)
Joseph Kay (Honorable Mention)
Thomas Lechuga (Honorable Mention)
Deborah Lefkowitz (Honorable Mention)
Jiang Li (Honorable Mention)
Sonia Maciejewski (Honorable Mention)
Kristin Matulich (Honorable Mention)
Helen Milojevich (Honorable Mention)
David Montelongo (Honorable Mention)
Du Nguyen (Honorable Mention)
Cailin O'Connor (Honorable Mention)
Joseph Ochaba (Honorable Mention)
Charlotte A. Osborne (Honorable Mention)
Jonathan Pegan (Honorable Mention)
Timothy Smith (Honorable Mention)
Andrea Thorstensen (Honorable Mention)
Emily Tollefson (Honorable Mention)
Andre White (Honorable Mention)
Sam Hallman (Honorable Mention)
Laura Innes (Honorable Mention)
Transon Van Nguyen (Honorable Mention)
Julio Polanco (Honorable Mention)
Sarah Roy (Honorable Mention)
Daniel Cantu '09(Honorable Mention)
Alexandre Colavin '11 (Honorable Mention)
Jacob Edman '11 (Honorable Mention)
Nicole Jardine '08 (Honorable Mention)
Pascal Krotee '09 (Honorable Mention)
Kelsey Meagher '10 (Honorable Mention)
Andy Nguyen '10 (Honorable Mention)
Monica Ramstetter '11 (Honorable Mention)
Angelina C. Sylvain '11 (Honorable Mention)
2010 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Tara Barnhart (Honorable Mention)
Brian Barton (Honorable Mention)
Marianne Case (Honorable Mention)
Justin Chung (Winner)
Starlynn Clarke, 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Margaret Cramer (Winner)
Damek Davis (Winner)
Joshua de Leeuw (Winner)
Cheryl Deutsch (Winner)
Gregory Dickinson, 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Sandra Dooley (Winner)
Clara Druzgalski (Honorable Mention)
Jaime Duarte (Honorable Mention)
Satoru Emori (Winner)
Samuel Fletcher (Winner)
Maria Garcia (Winner)
Markelle Gibbs (Honorable Mention)
Daegan Gonyer (Winner)
Alexander Grant, 2008 (Honorable Mention)
Cathy Hayakaw, 2006 (Honorable Mention)
Matthew Hickman (Honorable Mention)
Douglas Hill, 1979 (Honorable Mention)
Joshua Hirner (Winner)
Phuc Hoang (Honorable Mention)
Rachelle Ihly (Honorable Mention)
Nathan Jacobs (Honorable Mention)
Alaine Kalder (Winner)
Avinash Khanna (Winner)
Stephanie Kivlin (Honorable Mention)
Ricardo Komai (Winner)
Caylyn Lanzl, 2008 (Honorable Mention)
Ernesto Lujan, 2008 (Winner)
Christopher Maddox (Winner)
Acacia Madrona (Winner)
Gabriela Marcu, 2009 (Winner)
Christopher Mashburn (winner)
Staryl McCabe-Glynn (Honorable Mention)
Shawn Miller (Honorable Mention)
Andy Nguyen (Honorable Mention)
Douglas Otte (Honorable Mention)
Jeremy Ovadia, 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Peyton Paulick (Honorable Mention)
Katie Pickrahn (Winner)
William Petry (Winner)
Nicholas Preketes (Winner)
Maxwell Radin, 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Claire Robertson (Winner)
Alejandro Rodriguez (Winner)
Daniel Rojas, 2009 (Winner)
Dana Ruminski (Honorable Mention)
Christopher Slay (Winner)
Brian Tarroja (Winner)
Richard Taylor, 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Jason Tolentino (Honorable Mention)
Jonathan Venezia (Honorable Mention)
Alexander Wagner (Winner)
Sean White (Winner)
Amy Williams, 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Jennifer Williams (Winner)
Cathy Zhang (Honorable Mention)
Amy Zimmerman (Honorable Mention)
2008 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Julie Rico (Winner)
Lilly Irani (Winner)
Loralee Larios (Winner)
Stephanie Chan 06 (Winner)
Leah Dickenson 07 (Winner)
William Hinkle 75 (Winner)
Satoru Emori (Honorable Mention)
Justin Little (Honorable Mention)
Jeffrey Cannon (Honorable Mention)
Stephanie Crofts (Honorable Mention)
Dana Garfin (Honorable Mention)
Suman Lam (Honorable Mention)
Paul Nakamura (Honorable Mention)
Tatyana Sheps (Honorable Mention)
Erik Tollerud (Honorable Mention)
Megan Warner (Honorable Mention)
Joseph Wolf (Honorable Mention)
Anaya Esperanza 06 (Honorable Mention)
Thai Chu 05 (Honorable Mention)
Ian Crossfield 04 (Honorable Mention)
Scott Mackenzie 07 (Honorable Mention)
Christina Meng 04 (Honorable Mention)
Heather Stalker 07 (Honorable Mention)
Thanh Vu 06 (Honorable Mention)
2007 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Danielle Issa (Winner)
Jenny Ouyang (Winner)
Jung Park 06 (Winner)
Michael Thompson (Winner)
Joy Trujillo (Winner)
Matthew Whiteside (Winner)
Vicky Zhou (Winner)
Laura Marshall (Honorable Mention)
2010-11 NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Kristie Dinh (Alternate), International Studies
2008-09 NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Lina Kim (Winner)
Cristian Martinez (Winner)
2007-08 NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Nick Gerda (Winner)
Michael Ji (Winner)
2006-07 NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Joanna Do (Alternate)
2005-06 NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Tiffany Wu (Winner)
2012 PAUL & DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS
Timothy Minh (Finalist)
2007 PAUL & DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS
Carolina Gabriela Jauregui (Winner)
Theresa Nguyen (Finalist)
2006 PAUL & DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS
Dora Castaρeda '01 (Winner)
2010-11 RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Megan Braun (Winner)
2011-12 ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Chelsea Brown (Finalist)
2010-11 ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kevin Pham (Winner)
2009-10 ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kevin Pham (Winner)
2008-09 ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Diana Yanez (Winner)
Casey Dzuong
2007-08 ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jackie Seiglie (Winner)
2006-07 ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Linna Lee (Winner)
2012-2013 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Soraya Azzawi (Winner)
Felipe Hernandez (Winner)
John Naviaux (Winner)
Armaan Rowther (Winner)
Christine Thrasher (Winner)
Pichaya Kositsawat (Alternate)
2011-2012 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Kristal Lee '10 (Winner)
Loren Salkin (Winner)
Mahalia Knight (Finalist)
2010-2011 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Liane Grant 11, France ETA (Winner)
Kristine Fuangtharnthip (Winner)
Boris Wong (Winner)
Curt Brown (Finalist)
Emily Tsay (Finalist)
Jenna Otter (Finalist)
2009-2010 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Andrea Bishop (Winner)
Jason Molina (Winner)
Mark Sueyoshi (Winner)
Michelle Tsai (Winner)
Long-Co Nguyen (Alternate)
Elaine Chou (Finalist)
Shea Horgan (Finalist)
2008-2009 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Robert Amador (Finalist)
Valerie Dao 08 (Winner)
Kathryn Farrar 08 (Winner)
Andy Hoang (Winner)
Sky Johnston '07 (Finalist)
Tuong Van Nguyen '08 (Alternate)
2007-2008 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Brian Baek (Winner)
Jarrod Larson (Winner)
Yoo Nam (Winner)
Jessica Newman (Winner)
Denise Sandoval (Winner)
Neil Saigal (Winner)
Jeffrey Schauer (Finalist)
Christina Zdenek (Winner)
2006-2007 U.S. FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Tim Martin (Winner)
Martin Vega (Winner)
2005-2006 U.S. FULBRIGHT-SPONSORED TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP
Genevieve Ernst (Winner)
Marika Csapo (Winner)
Vanessa Zuabi (Winner)
Hugo Salazar (Winner)
2008 USA TODAY COLLEGE ACADEMIC ALL-STARS
Khushboo Kaushal (Honorable Mention)
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