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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

Outreach Requests

Please fill out this form and submit it to our Outreach team

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.

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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

Andrea Renteria

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

Antonio Vega

Advisor

Jason Gonzalez-Mejia

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 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

Sandra Sanchez

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.

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 Medicine Website 

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