Contacting your respective Financial Aid Department
All Undergraduate and Graduate students (Non-UCLA Professional School programs) may contact our office through Message Center. If you are a current enrolled student please use the "Send us a secured message with MyUCLA" link. If you are a prospective student or parent, you are welcome to contact our office using the "Send us a message without MyUCLA" link provided below.
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.
Current Undergraduate and Graduate Students Can Send Us a secured Message with MyUCLA
Use this link for authentication if you have a MyUCLA login and want FAS to securely share your information (preferred).
Prospective Students Can 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.
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
All documents should be submitted via MyUCLA- Bruin Financial Aid Portal under Documents
Mailing Address for Scholarship Checks and Scholarship Listing Requests
Make check out to "UC Regents"
Box 957089, 1125 Murphy Hall
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7089
Our office does not consider Scholarship listings. If you have a Scholarship opportunity you'd like shared with UCLA Students, we recommend reaching out to UCLA's Center for Scholarships and Scholarship Enrichment.
Please click on this tile to be redirected to their Contact Us page.
Outreach Requests
Please complete this form to request participation from the UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships Office. This form must be submitted electronically to the Financial Aid Outreach Supervisor fifteen (15) business days prior to the date of the event.
We may not be able to accommodate your request if submitted less than fifteen business days before the event.
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
Ruben Garcia
Senior Counselor
Christopher Fragoso
Senior Counselor
Jessica Maldonado
Counselor
Norma Toledo
Counselor
Zoey Zhen
Counselor
Elizabeth Barrios
Counselor
Kayla Hudson
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
Maria Sanchez, M.Ed.
Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Antonio Vega, FAAC®
Peer Advisor Coordinator
Stephany De Leon Rosales
Advisor
Luis Gomez
Advisor
Victoria Morales
Advisor
Christian Jordan
Outreach Counselor
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.
Alejandra Ramirez
Scholarships Supervisor
Verona Nelson
Scholarships Advisor
Tamara Tsang
Scholarships Program Manager
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, MBA, FAAC®
Assistant Director of Compliance
Cynthia Mancilla
Lead Compliance Officer
Justin Ko
NCAA Compliance Officer
Andrea Renteria
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
Jacqueline Ize-Iyamu
Program Specialist
Jackie Ly
Aid Officer
Uzziel Sanchez
Program Specialist
Sandra Sanchez
Program Specialist
Management
The Management Team includes the Executive Director, Director, Associate Director, 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, FAAC®
Executive Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Ina Sotomayor
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Theda Gill
Office Manager
Diane Vu
Business Office Assistant
Carla Rutledge
Assistant Director of Processing and Special Programs
Nancy Garcia, MBA, FAAC®
Assistant Director of Compliance
Jennifer Fernandez
Assistant Director of Customer Service and Communications
Gustavo Alberto Sanchez, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Training
Aviral Sah
Interim Assistant Director of Data and Systems
Sandra Machuca
Interim Assistant Director of Federal and State Programs
Morgan Quijano
Associate Director
Brianne Compton
Assistant Director
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
Eileen Preciado
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