UCLA Math
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

The UCLA Department of
mathematics Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman
who has an exceptional background and promise in mathematics. The
scholarship covers tuition, fees as well as room and board. It is
anticipated that one new scholarship be awarded every year, starting in Fall
2010.

The
scholarship

The award is renewable for four
years, subject to the following requirements:

Maintain satisfactory and timely academic progress
towards their degree and remain in good academic standing.
Maintain at least a 3.5 GPA in mathematics courses
Declare a mathematics major upon admission and remain in
the major
Pass the basic exam by the end of their third year of
studies
To continue their scholarship for the fourth year, the
applicants must apply and be accepted into the Departmental Scholars
Program, which leads to a simultaneous Bachelors (BS) and Masters (MA)
degrees.

Scholarship recipients follow a
specialized advanced program of studies, including individual study with UCLA
Mathematics professors.

Eligibility
Requirements and application process

12th grader applying to UCLA for admission in Fall of
2017.
Outstanding academic record and standardized test scores
(TOEFL and SAT/ACT).
Evidence of exceptional background and promise in
mathematics. Such evidence may include one of the following:

placing in the top 25% in the U.S.A.
Mathematics Olympiad (USAMO) or comparable (International Mathematics
Olympiad level) performance on a similar national competition, or
advanced (upper-division college
level) coursework, or
original research work in
mathematics.

Applicant must also submit the official UCLA admissions
application by its deadline http://www.admission.ucla.edu/infoprospective.htm
.
To apply, please fill out the Merit Scholarship
application on Mathprograms.org by
November 30, of the current year.
The direct link is: https://www.mathprograms.org/db/programs/458