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Office Hours
A129 Murphy Hall Monday through Friday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone Hours
Monday through Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone: 310-206-0400
Fax: 310-267-4143
Mailing Address for Scholarships
Make check out to "UC Regents"
Box 957089, 1125 Murphy Hall
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7089
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
Anh Vuong
Counseling Supervisor
Scarlett Upshaw
Counseling Supervisor
Sunterrah Palmer
Communications and Outreach Supervisor
Ruben Garcia
Counselor
Jessica Maldonado
Counselor
Emmanuel Fojas
Counselor
Alexis Jackson
Counselor
Melissa Orozco-Garcia
Counselor
Norma Toledo
Counselor
Belen Tovar
Counselor
Cynthia Gonzalez
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
Gustavo Sanchez
Peer Advisor Supervisor
Uzzi Sanchez
Advisor
Andrea Renteria
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
Edgar Martinez
Lead Compliance Officer
Eileen Preciado
Compliance Officer
Cynthia Mancilla
Compliance Officer
Justin Ko
NCAA Compliance Officer
Camila Quino
Compliance Advisor
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
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.
Brianne Compton
Assistant Director
Sandra Machuca
Work Study Coordinator
Jackie Ly
Aid Officer
Jessica Martinez
Aid Officer
Nitya Loganda
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 - Financial Aid and Scholarships
Ina Sotomayor
Director - Financial Aid and Scholarships
Morgan Quijano
Associate Director - Data and Systems
Brianne Compton
Assistant Director - Federal and State Programs
Carla Rutledge
Assistant Director, Processing and Special Programs
Nancy Garcia
Assistant Director - Compliance and Training
Theda Gill
Office Manager
Jennifer Fernandez
Assistant Director, Customer Service
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
Financial Aid Offices
School of Law
UCLA School of Law Financial Aid Office
Email: finaid@law.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-825-2260
Fax: 310-794-5827
Website: https://law.ucla.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/financial-aid
Address:
UCLA School of Law
Office of Financial Aid
Campus Box 951476
Los Angeles CA, 90095-1476
School of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine Financial Aid and Scholarships Office
Geffen Hall, Suite 305
Main Number: (310) 825-4181
Email: dgsomfas@@mednet.ucla.edu
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
US Mailing Location:
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Financial Aid and Scholarships
885 Tiverton Drive, Suite 305
Los Angeles, CA 90095
School of Nursing
UCLA School of Nursing Financial Aid Office
Leonie Thomas Director of Financial Aid
2-151 Factor Building
Phone: 310-825-2583
Email: leoniethomas@sonnet.ucla.edu
School of Dentistry
Dental School Financial Aid Office
Questions and Assistance send a message via Message Center
School of Management
UCLA Anderson Financial Aid Office
110 Westwood Plaza, Marion Anderson Hall, Suite G4.06
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-825-0629
Email: mba.finaid@anderson.ucla.edu
Extension
Financial Aid Office
10995 Le Conte Ave, Room 320
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-825-4246
Email: finaid@uclaextension.edu