The starting point
Northern California UC with the system's typical thin merit ladder — the $7,500 invitation-only Regents Scholarship plus a campus scholarship pool ranging $100-$15,000/year — but one of the cleanest published displacement orders in higher ed (outside scholarships hit unmet need first, then self-help, then grants last).
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Regents Scholarship
$7,500 per year · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Invitation-only. Approximately 150 freshmen and transfers selected annually from the full UC application pool. Both California residents and non-residents eligible. UC Application due November 30 (December 2 final deadline in some published sources). Auto-considered through the UC application — no separate application.
Renewal: Renewable up to 4 years (or remaining undergraduate terms for transfers) with a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA and continued full-time good academic standing.
Other terms: Regents Scholars receive priority registration and guaranteed on-campus housing for the first two years, plus access to dedicated Regents events. Students with demonstrated financial need may receive a need-based stipend supplement layered on top of the $7,500 honorarium.
https://web.archive.org/web/20251016125457/https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/scholarships/campus/awards/regents
Provost Award
Not publicly disclosed in a tier table · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Auto-considered through the UC Application. Announced at the time of admission alongside Regents notifications. Minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA required across all UC Davis campus scholarships.
Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.
Other terms: Second-tier campus merit award. UC Davis does not publish the dollar amount or stat profile on the main scholarships page. Confirm specifics in writing if offered.
https://web.archive.org/web/20251016125620/https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/frequently-asked-questions/scholarships
UC Davis Campus Scholarship Pool
$100 - $15,000 per academic year · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA for any UC Davis-based scholarship
Eligibility: Auto-considered through UC Application for entering students. Continuing students complete the Undergraduate Scholarship Application beginning October 1; deadline January 7 for the next academic year. Open to national, international, undocumented, and AB540 students.
Renewal: Most UC Davis scholarships are limited to one academic year; recipients must reapply each year.
Other terms: The campus pool totals more than $7 million annually but is fragmented across hundreds of donor-restricted awards. Most are one-year awards that require an annual reapplication, so even a strong recipient should plan to apply each cycle.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260211203520/https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/scholarships/campus
