UC San Diego Hispanic Scholarship Council Scholarship

Who can apply

• Entering first-year student at UC San Diego.
• Demonstrated academic merit and financial need.
• Preference is given to first-generation college students; the scholarship’s name is not an ethnicity requirement.
• Submit the UC admission application by November 30 for scholarship consideration.

About the scholarship

The UC San Diego Hispanic Scholarship Council Scholarship recognizes entering students for academic merit and financial need, with a preference for first-generation college students. The four-year award provides up to $20,000 in total, paid at up to $5,000 per year. New first-year students are considered through the UC admission application, with the current fall 2027 filing period ending November 30, 2026. UC San Diego states that its scholarships do not consider race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or other protected categories in selection.