National Notary Association - Raymond C. Rothman Endowed Scholarship

Entering in-state freshmen with strong leadership records in high school and/or their communities, who graduate high school with a 3.5 GPA or better (weighted or unweighted), and who are California residents and US citizens with demonstrated financial need receive preference for the National Notary Association – Raymond C. Rothman Endowed Scholarship, established in 1997 for full-time UCLA College undergraduates. The scholarship will provide funding toward registration fees and educational materials.

Consideration will be given to the student’s initiative, diversity of extra curricular activities and high school or community leadership record and potential. Eligible applicants will pursue a degree in the UCLA College of Letters and Science (https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/majors#The_College). The scholarship is for one year and is not renewable.

The award carries the following additional scholarship requirements:

(1) signing and submitting the Statement of Intent to Register at UCLA,
(2) completing and uploading annually an updated letter of thanks for the donor and
(3) good academic standing at UCLA during the scholarship year.

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
$2,500; not renewable -- notification by April 10
Deadline
04/02/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Initiative and Leadership
    • A) Have you founded any organizations at your high school and/or in your community?
    • B) If you have founded one or more organizations at your high school and/or in your community, please name them and briefly describe your role in founding each one, and the work involved. If you have not, please write 'not applicable.'
    • C) Have you taken a strong leadership role in any organizations that you have joined (but not founded) in your high school and/or community?
    • D) If you have taken a strong leadership role in one or more organizations in your high school and/or community, please name them and briefly describe your leadership role in each one, and the work involved. If you have not, please write 'not applicable.'
  2. Diversity of Extracurricular Activities
    • A) Have you participated in a diverse range of extracurricular activities during your high school career?
    • B) If you have participated in a diverse range of extracurricular activities during your high school career, please name the three activities that best demonstrate that diverse range and briefly describe each activity. If you have not participated in a diverse range of extracurricular activities, please write 'not applicable.'
  3. What are your leadership capabilities and how have your high school and/or community activities helped you to realize those capabilities? How would this scholarship help you academically and financially at UCLA?
  4. Means to Demonstrate Financial Need
    • Do you expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need or, if not, can you demonstrate financial need by other, verifiable means?
    • If you do not expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need, but can demonstrate it by other, verifiable means, please briefly explain. If you do expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need, you may simply write 'not applicable.'
  5. If you do not expect your FAFSA or Dream Act Application to demonstrate financial need, but can do so by other, verifiable means, please upload any documentation that you might have for that. PLEASE NOTE: THE SYSTEM ONLY ACCEPTS A SINGLE FILE FOR UPLOAD, SO IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT, YOU WILL NEED TO COMBINE THEM INTO A SINGLE FILE BEFORE SUBMITTING.
  6. Please upload a current resume that focuses on your key extracurricular leadership experiences.
  7. Please upload an official or unofficial copy of your high school transcript.
  8. Please write a 150-word bio in third person that focuses on your extracurricular leadership activities during high school and includes a brief statement of current career goals.
  9. Please provide the name and email of an instructor, counselor or administrator who will provide a letter of reference on your behalf. Be sure to obtain permission from your recommender before submitting their name and email address. 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.
  10. 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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