This scholarship recognizes students for outstanding academic performance and service to the School of Social Sciences, UCI campus and community. Applicants will be considered on the basis of academic performance, research, honors recognitions, and leadership/service to the campus and community.

Amount Award: $1000

Requirements

  • minimum 3.0 GPA
  • application open to students majoring in the School of Social Sciences only
  • applicants must be a full-time continuing UCI Student
  • completion of online UCI scholarship application available through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website

Online Application: CLICK HERE

Application Period: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025


 

Past Recipients:

Zeynep Karatas
International Studies & Political Science
2025

Zayaan Khan
Quantitative Economics & Social Policy & Public Service
2024

Jesse Retana De La Cruz
Political Science
2022

Melissa Jimenez
Sociology
2021

Rachel Lee
Political Science
2020

Stephanie Doering
Cognitive Sciences & Informatics
2019

Daijanique Joseph
Political Science & Social Policy and Public Service
2018

Yareli C. Castro Sevilla
Political Science & History
2017

Estefania Valois
Political Science
2016

Yue Helen Yu
Quantitative Economics
2015

Sasha Sarvesh Sabherwal
Political Science
2014

Jesus Manuel Camacho
Chicano/Latino Studies and Political Science
2013

Annie Ditta
 
2012

Digo Takahashi
 
2011

Jaclyn Wong
 
2011

Kristal Lee
 
2010

Holly Smith
 
2010

Benjamin Bohr
Political Science
2009

Kelsey Meagher
Psychology
2009

Shahrzad Radbod
 
2008

John Wie
 
2008

Nick Masellis
 
2007

Valerie Do
 
2007