Regents' Scholarship

Regents' Scholarship

The most prestigious scholarship on the UC Davis campus, the Regents Scholarship is awarded to students based solely on their academic and personal achievements. If you will enter UC Davis as a freshman or junior transfer, or if you are a continuing student entering your junior year, you are eligible for this scholarship and its associated privileges.

Selection of Scholars
The Regents Scholarship is a merit-based award—scholars are selected based on their academic achievements and personal accomplishments rather than financial need.

To qualify for consideration, all UC Davis applicants are considered solely on the basis of information contained in the UC application. Applicants will be contacted should additional information be required. Admitted students who have been selected to receive the Regents Scholarship will be notified when they receive their offer of admission.

Award Amount
New Regents Scholars receive an honorarium award of $7,500, disbursed over three quarters.

Qualified students with demonstrated financial need may receive an additional stipend designed to supplement the student's own resources. Student resources include savings, summer earnings, parent contributions, federal and state grants and scholarships awarded by other agencies. The stipend frees Regents Scholars from the necessity of working while enrolled in school and should allow students to graduate without any loan debt.

Scholarship Terms
The Regents Scholarship covers twelve quarters of undergraduate study for freshman recipients and six quarters for transfer recipients with junior-level standing. The honorarium is awarded annually through the duration of the scholarship, as are the library and priority registration privileges.

In order to continue the scholarship, you must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25, complete at least 39 units each year and be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student. The Undergraduate Scholarship Office/Regents Scholarship Program monitors eligibility quarterly.

Source: https://www.ucdavis.edu/cost/scholarships/regents/