In 2010, the UCLA mathematics department launched a scholarship opportunity for entering freshman students with exceptional background and promise in mathematics. This program was unfortunately suspended for a while due to technical reasons, but we are once again able to offer one scholarship each year. The UCLA Math Undergraduate Merit Scholarship provides for full tuition, and a room and board allowance for 4 years, contingent on continued high academic performance. In addition, scholarship recipients follow an individualized accelerated program of study, as determined after consultation with UCLA faculty. The program of study leads to a Masters degree in Mathematics in four years.
More information and an application form for the scholarship can be found on the web at:
https://ww3.math.ucla.edu/ucla-math-undergraduate-merit-scholarship/
To be considered for Fall 2023, candidates must apply for the scholarship and also for admission to UCLA on or before November 30, 2022.
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5 November, 2022 at 3:50 am
Anonymous
Come on… it is already in university… still those middle school “Gifted Young Program” ??
7 November, 2022 at 9:58 am
Anonymous
what?
17 November, 2022 at 5:55 am
Anonymous
They’re trying to separate who they think will be the all-mighty prodigies from those who are merely ordinary like in middle schools. It didn’t work all that well considering that one of the 2018 recipients didn’t publish anything.
11 November, 2022 at 3:35 am
Anonymous
This program sucks. We do not need more people like Tao, people that pretend to be geniuses but are morons
15 November, 2022 at 2:04 am
Anonymous
A lot of these IMO kids went to prestigious private schools like Exeter and top public high schools like TJ where they are allowed to take college-level math courses with a bunch of other advantages. It doesn’t mean that they have promise in mathematics.
15 November, 2022 at 11:11 am
Anonymous
It seems that scholarships/fundings only care about one’s achievements, not how how one gets there. So sad, but true.
15 November, 2022 at 3:52 am
bredrindeacon
My six year old understands mathematics more than the average middle schooler. Can I get some funding to support her as a homeschooling dad, so that she can have a better prospect than the average black kid? I am not able to send her to a fancy school. My inner city community doesn’t care about education, and definitely not math education.
15 November, 2022 at 12:19 pm
Anonymous
Wondering how successful is the program. Have past recipients become successful mathematicians?
17 November, 2022 at 5:46 am
Anonymous
Not really. Jacob Zhang, a 2018 recipient, didn’t publish a single mathematics paper at UCLA.
17 November, 2022 at 10:03 am
Anonymous
Where is he now? It would be nice, but it is not expected for undergraduates to publish papers.
17 November, 2022 at 3:36 pm
Anonymous
You don’t think it’s expected for a recipient of this scholarship to publish a paper in undergrad?
20 November, 2022 at 10:24 pm
Anonymous
I love how I got downvoted for speaking truth. Jacob Zhang must be one of them.
21 November, 2022 at 10:01 am
Anonymous
You should have kept the name anonymous, just as you are. It is not good to criticize people publicly, especially students.
21 November, 2022 at 11:50 am
Anonymous
It is easy to look up however.
17 November, 2022 at 4:37 am
Anonymous
We, the vast majority average mathematicians, will revolt against the elite mathematicians. We will take the math back and return it to the hard working middle level people.
MAKE MATH GREAT AGAIN!
28 November, 2022 at 10:41 am
Anonymous
Am I correct in assuming that the UCLA math department will look at both the actual UCLA application and scholarship application form (as opposed to just the scholarship form)?
[Roughly speaking, yes. The UCLA admissions office processes the standard application and the math department makes a recommendation to the admissions office based on the scholarship application. -T]