Middle Class Scholarship
Automatically considered
Amount varies
Eligibility
Location
California
School
University of California, Davis
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
California resident undergraduate students, including teaching-credential candidates, attending UC Davis with family income and assets within California Student Aid Commission limits are automatically considered for the Middle Class Scholarship.
This state-funded program reduces tuition costs on a sliding scale according to family income. Award amounts vary by student and available state funding, with a maximum award of 40% of the systemwide base tuition and fee amount. Funds are disbursed quarterly based on enrolled units.
File the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application by the priority deadline. No separate MCS application is required.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- FAFSA or California Dream Act Application, filed by the priority deadline
- Submit FAFSA or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) by the priority deadline each year
- Be a low-to-middle-income undergraduate student (including students pursuing a teaching credential) at a UC, CSU, or California Community College bachelor's program
- No separate scholarship application is required
- No separate Middle Class Scholarship application is required.
- Award amount is determined on a sliding scale and available state funding; funds are disbursed based on enrolled units.