UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association (PAA) True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award (TBDSA)

The UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association (PAA) True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award (TBDSA) was established to support undergraduates through the True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award. They prefer to support a first-generation, transfer student who has demonstrated their support, involvement, self-identification, or membership in the Pilipinx community.

The Pilipino Alumni Association (PAA) has seen the remarkable efforts of current UCLA students creating a sense of community amidst collegiate life. Not only do they contribute to the campus, but are doing so in the local and national Pilipinx community. PAA would like to acknowledge these efforts, especially given that many of these students make sacrifices of their time and finances to serve as community leaders through a scholarship award in honor of Lovell Sevill, who embodied service to the Pilipinx community.

If you would like further information regarding the PAA, please contact the PAA Scholarship Director, A.R. Mateo ’07, at ARMateo@ucla.edu.

Awards will be made by Financial Aid and Scholarships each spring for the upcoming academic year, based on applicant responses on the True Bruin Distinguished Scholar application. Please complete the optional sections of the general application on service, to be considered.

Note: UCLA administers all identity-conscious financial aid and scholarships in compliance with federal, state, and university regulations by using a “pool and match” application process for unrestricted awards, identity-conscious awards, and other restricted awards (major, need, community service, etc.). Identity-conscious awards may include a preference for a student’s race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The pooled application process allows students to submit TBDSA application to be considered for multiple scholarships, and are used in determining the source of a recipient’s aid, but NOT their eligibility, receipt, or amount of financial aid.