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Financial Aid & Scholarships Office
The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office provides information and support to students, parents, veterans, and their families.
Our mission is to ensure all admitted students have adequate financial aid resources available to attend UC San Diego.
Learn more
Visit the Financial Aid and Scholarships website to learn about financial aid and scholarship options for:
- Prospective undergraduate students / applicants
- Current students
- Graduate students
- Hope Scholars
- International students
- Military affiliated students
- Undocumented students
- Parents and families of students
Types of aid
The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office will help you discover and learn more about the many different types of aid that may be available to you, including but not limited to:
- Grants
- Scholarships
- Loans
- Work-study
- Military tuition assistance
- ROTC funds
- Study abroad / exchange programs
- Summer Session
- Tuition benefit plans and prepaid savings plans & trusts
- Vocational rehabilitation funds
Visit us
We do everything on a walk-in basis. No appointment is needed. Financial aid counselors are available any time during our office hours.
Important Tools and First Steps
Tools & links
- Financial Aid tool (requires login)
- Financial Aid Estimator
- Financial Aid Forms
- Financial Aid FAQ
FAFSA
- FAFSA School Code: 001317
- FAFSA Deadline: March 2
- Learn more about FAFSA
California Dream Act Application
- Dream Application School Code: 001317
- Application Deadline: March 2
- Learn more about the Dream Act & Application
Financial Aid TV
Watch short videos to learn about financial aid terms and processes:
Contact us
Financial Aid and Scholarships Office
Phone: (858) 534-4480
Fax: (858) 534-5459
Website: fas.ucsd.edu
Email: finaid@ucsd.edu
Office & telephone hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Office location:
Student Services Center, 3rd floor north (map and directions)
Mailing address:
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0013
La Jolla, CA 92093-0013