UCLA Extension Vets Count Scholarship Fund

• The scholarship will pay the registration fees for any two courses in the Financial Management Programs area
• Applicants who are awarded a scholarship can utilize their award beginning with the first quarter after it’s received, and must take their first class within one year from the time the scholarship was awarded
• You have an additional year from that point forward to complete the remaining courses
• Registration fees for an additional two courses may be awarded if the candidate successfully completes the first two courses, regardless of the financial management program they register for and will have one additional year to complete these courses
• Certificate fees and textbooks are not included in the scholarship award and must be paid for separately. Scholarships are not transferable and expire one year from the award date

• The candidates must be active or retired U.S. military personnel or be part of the immediate family (spouse or children) of such personnel
• Applications must be received by the deadline shown 
• Eligibility criteria for all final candidates will be checked and confirmed by UCLA Extension
• UCLA and UCLA Extension employees and family members or dependents are not eligible to apply
• Applicants who have been previously awarded a Vets Count Scholarship may not re-apply
• The scholarship is not awarded based on financial need and applicants are not required to submit financial documentation

To apply, candidates must submit:

• For active or retired U.S. military personnel you must submit proof of current or past military status (such as an active or veteran ID card, or a DD Form 214)
• For an eligible family member of an active or retired U.S. military personnel you must submit proof of current or past military status of the family member in the military, plus proof of relationship, including (1) identity (I.D. or Driver’s License) and (2) relationship – e.g., copy of marriage or birth certificate, tax forms showing dependency relation, married filing jointly, etc.)
• Completed application form, including a 250-word typed essay explaining the reason for applying and taking courses
• Applications may only be submitted via email to vetscount@uclaextension.edu. Applicants may submit information on the one-page application form, as a Word document, or in the body of an email

Applications that are incomplete, late or from ineligible students will not be considered. Applications will not be returned.