Virginia Frey Scholarship

El Monte High School graduating seniors receive preference for the Virginia Frey Scholarship, established in 2008 to provide full in-state tuition scholarships for incoming UCLA undergraduates.

The scholarship is renewable through the recipient’s fourth year at UCLA, assuming compliance with the following additional scholarship requirements:

(1) signing and submitting the Statement of Intent to Register at UCLA,
(2) remaining in good academic standing throughout the time on scholarship, and
(5) completing and uploading annually an updated letter of thanks for the donor.

If you have questions, please contact the UCLA Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment via the following page:

http://www.scholarshipcenter.ucla.edu/about/contact/

Award
Full cost of in-state tuition; renewable through the recipient's fourth year at UCLA; notification by April 10
Deadline
04/02/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Write an essay that discusses your goals as well as any challenges that you have overcome. What extracurricular activities and/or community service experiences have proven most important to you, and why?
  2. CV/RESUME: Please provide a CV or Resume.
  3. Please upload an official or unofficial copy of your high school transcript.
  4. Please write a 100-150 word bio in third person that focuses on your leadership and academic experiences and includes a brief statement of current career goals.
  5. Please provide the name and email of an individual who will provide a letter of reference. The recommendation cannot be from a peer or family member. Your recommender will automatically receive a link prompting them to upload the recommendation via the UCLA Scholarship Application system. Inform your recommender there should be no punctuation in the file name other than that automatically added for file extensions such as .pdf, .doc and the like. The system will not accept any upload where the file name has punctuation. It is best to use letters only.
  6. Please provide the best cell phone number (nine digits with no dashes, spaces or parentheses) for the UCLA Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment to contact you regarding your scholarship if necessary.
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