University of California-Irvine Scholarships and Merit Aid
Irvine, California
5 scholarships University of California-Irvine publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
29,494Undergraduates
29%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (2)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship
$0
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Chancellor's Excellence Scholars entering in Fall will receive a monetary honorarium (final amount subject to federal and state financial aid regulations).ofas.uci.edu (read 2026-05-21)
Directors' Scholarship
$0
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Directors' Scholars entering in Fall will receive a monetary honorarium (final amount subject to federal and state financial aid regulations).ofas.uci.edu (read 2026-05-21)
Awards that take an application (1)
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
Regents' Scholarship
$0
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Regents' Scholars entering in Fall will receive a monetary honorarium (final amount subject to federal and state financial aid regulations).ofas.uci.edu (read 2026-05-21)
Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
The $7,500 award is renewable up to four years for freshmen, and up to two years for transfer students.engineering.uci.edu
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
Every amount on this page was read off a University of California-Irvine page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.