Contact Us
We encourage students to contact us through Message Center
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Use this link for authentication if you have a MyUCLA login and want FAS to securely share your information (preferred).
Send us a message without MyUCLA
Use this link if you do not have MyUCLA credentials and have general questions. FAS will not share account specific information via this channel.
UCLA Professional Schools, Extension and Division of Graduate Education Fellowships & Financial Services Contact Information
Utilize this link to contact the Financial Aid office for your specific professional program, UCLA Extension and Division of Graduate Education
Fellowships & Financial Services.
NOTE: If you are a Graduate student not in a professional program and have questions regarding your financial aid, please use the Main Campus FAS contact and Message Center information.
Main Campus FAS Office and Phone Hours
In-Person Assistance:
A129 Murphy Hall
Monday through Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone Assistance:
Monday through Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone: 310-206-0400
Fax: 310-267-4143
Mailing Address for Scholarship Checks
Make check out to "UC Regents"
Box 957089, 1125 Murphy Hall
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7089
Outreach Requests
Please fill out this form and submit it to our Outreach team for review.
Visiting and Parking
The main entrance to Murphy Hall is located on Charles Young Drive and our office is located on the A-level of the building. The closest parking lot to our office is Parking Lot 2. This parking lot conveniently has pay by space availability to allow you to park for a couple of hours. You can also purchase a day pass at any parking kiosk.
Processing and Special Programs
The role of the Processing and Special Programs unit is to provide escalated guidance to students and families via our counseling team. This unit also manages aspects of financial aid such as reviewing taxes, appeals, and other special circumstances.
Carla Rutledge
Assistant Director of Processing and Special Programs
Anh Vuong
Counseling Supervisor
Scarlett Upshaw
Counseling Supervisor
Andrea Renteria
Counselor
Jessica Maldonado
Counselor
Emmanuel Fojas
Counselor
Alexis Jackson
Counselor
Melissa Orozco-Garcia
Counselor
Norma Toledo
Counselor
Belen Tovar
Counselor
Christopher Fragoso
Counselor
Customer Service
The role of the customer service unit is to provide excellent customer service to our students via our walk-in service counter, our phone lines, as well as electronically through the financial aid email system. This unit also reviews revisions to student accounts such as housing changes and budget add-on requests.
Jennifer Fernandez
Assistant Director of Customer Service and Communications
Gustavo Alberto Sanchez, M.Ed.
Peer Advisor Supervisor
Maria Sanchez
Communications and Outreach Supervisor
Luis Gomez
Advisor
Uzzi Sanchez
Advisor
Sandra Sanchez
Advisor
Scholarships
The role of the scholarships unit is to award in house scholarships and act as liaisons for special programs such as Jackie Robinson Foundation, Gates Millennium, TELECU, Alumni Scholarship, and National Merit.
Tamara Tsang
Scholarships Program Manager
Alejandra Ramirez
Scholarships Supervisor
Verona Nelson
Scholarships Advisor
Compliance
The role of the Compliance unit is to ensure that Financial Aid and Scholarships is operating in accordance to the guidelines set forth by university and federal policies. The compliance unit also reviews items such as student satisfactory academic progress, and withdrawals.
Nancy Garcia
Assistant Director of Compliance
Vacant
Lead Compliance Officer
Justin Ko
NCAA Compliance Officer
Eileen Preciado
Compliance Officer
Cynthia Mancilla
Compliance Officer
Gary Sanati
Compliance Officer
Document Management
The role of Document Management is to collect and organize all paperwork submitted by students, and have these documents uploaded to the students account. UCLA has elected to use a “paperless” process when filing documents, and Document Management is responsible for the timely review and uploading of all documents.
Violet Banks
Document Management Supervisor
Natalie Melgoza
Document Management Assistant
Federal and State Programs
The role of the Federal and State Programs is to review and confirm student eligibility for each program including reconciliation for all awards with the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) and federal Common Origination & Disbursement (COD). The unit also completes hiring paperwork and processes timesheets for UCLA's off-campus work-study student population.
Sandra Machuca
Interim Director of Federal and State Programs
Vacant
Work Study Coordinator
Jackie Ly
Aid Officer
Jessica Martinez
Aid Officer
Antonio Vega
Aid Officer
Vacant
Aid Officer
Management
The Management Team includes the Executive Director, Director, Associate Director, three Assistant Directors, and our Office Manager. The Management Team is responsible for the oversight of the daily operations in Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Marvin Smith
Executive Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Ina Sotomayor
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Morgan Quijano
Associate Director
Brianne Compton
Assistant Director
Carla Rutledge
Assistant Director of Processing and Special Programs
Nancy Garcia
Assistant Director of Compliance
Theda Gill
Office Manager
Jennifer Fernandez
Assistant Director of Customer Service and Communications
Aviral Sah
Interim Assistant Director of Data and Systems
Sandra Machuca
Interim Assistant Director of Federal and State Programs
Fiscal Operations Unit
The Fiscal Operations Unit provides broad oversight of all federal, state, institutional, and private awards managed by the office. This includes financial aid disbursements to students, reconciliation of student aid programs along with year-end reporting to all agencies as it relates to financial aid.
Elizabeth Aguilera
Senior Fund Manager
Venet Jones
Fund Manager
Yvette Martinez
Fund Manager
Data and Systems Unit
Aviral Sah
Interim Assistant Director of Data and Systems
Joseph Cho
Business Systems Analyst
Kyle Catino
Business Systems Analyst