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Financial Aid and Scholarships
Visit the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office's website to find more details and informational videos about financial aid and scholarship options that may be available to you.
UC San Diego Scholarships for Continuing Undergraduates
For directions on how to apply to these scholarships, please see the Financial Aid website.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, scholarships are due on April 2nd, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
LCDR Gregory A. Chauncey and Naomi C. Broering Veterans Engineering Scholarship
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Eligibility: Undergraduate students at the Jacobs School of Engineering, with a preference that the scholarship will be awarded to U.S. citizens who are naval combat veterans. They must have served in either the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps, and assigned to a combat zone. In the event there are no combat applicants, it can be awarded to any service person or veteran who served in the cited services. Award Amount: A 1-year award up to $3,000 How to Apply: UC San Diego Academic Works |
Venugopal United States Military Family Scholarship
Eligibility: Dependent of a United States military veteran or service member; demonstrated financial need; and has overcome significant adversity or obstacles.
Award Amount and Term: One-year award up to $15,000.
Brython P. Davis Scholarship
Eligibility: Students whose parents are, or were, a regular member of the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.
Award Amount: A 1-year award, up to $2,819
How to Apply: UC San Diego Academic Works
Robert and Pat Whalen Military Transfer Scholarship
Eligibility: Transfer students who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces as enlisted or non-commissioned officers, have demonstrated financial need, and are Engineering majors. Preference given to those who have transferred to UC San Diego through Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) or UniversityLink.
Award Amount: A 1-year award, up to $2,631
How to Apply: UC San Diego Academic Works
Philip and Elizabeth Hiestand Scholarship for Transfer Engineering Students
Eligibility: U.S. citizen transfer students, who are Engineering majors, with a 3.0+ cum GPA, and demonstrated financial need. Preference for students who served in the U.S. military.
Award Amount: A 1-year award up to $2,716
How to Apply: UC San Diego Academic Works
Albert Parvin Scholarship
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Eligibility: Engineering majors, who are or have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Award Amount: A 1-year award up to $4000 How to Apply: UC San Diego Academic Works |
Military Veteran Scholarship
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Eligibility: Transfer undergraduate students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0, demonstrate financial need, and are serving with honor or who have been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States. Award Amount: $2000 How to Apply: UC San Diego Academic Works |
Other Scholarships for Military-Connected Students
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Graduate school scholarships for immigrants and children of immigrants.
Application for 2026 Fellowship open in April 2025. Apply.
Military Spouse Association of Camp Pendleton Undergraduate Scholarships
Individuals whose sponsors are active-duty members of the United States Marine Corps, Navy, (or any of the sister services) currently stationed aboard Camp Pendleton may apply. The sponsor may be an officer or enlisted. If the applicant’s sponsor is a retiree, the retiree must have been honorably retired from the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps by the time the scholarship application is submitted. Individuals whose United States Navy or United States Marine Corps sponsor is deceased may also apply.
For all applicants, both the sponsor (active duty or retired) and applicant (whose sponsor is active duty, retired, or deceased) must live within a 50-mile radius of Camp Pendleton.
Application period is Dec 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025. Apply.
Other Scholarships for Active Duty, Veterans, Dependents, and Spouses
Please see a compiled list of scholarships below. Application dates vary.
Military Dependent Scholarships and Grants - Best Colleges
Military Scholarships - U.S. Veterans Magazine
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