This spring, the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP) is hosting the 20th Annual Breakfast of Champions to celebrate the 2024-25 prestigious scholarship and award winners, alternates, and semi-finalists. This year, among the nearly 50 students recognized...

Original article published on the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences website. Article by Heather Ashbach, UCI Social Sciences. As an undergraduate honors student, UC Irvine sociology major Jesse Rinke has immersed himself in his studies and academic research since...

In an article recently published by the UC Office of the President (UCOP), UC Irvine undergraduate Kaustubh Simha (third-year electrical engineering and applied physics double major) was highlighted for his outstanding STEM research and the positive impact that engaging in research has had on his university experience. Learn more.

Congratulations to UC Irvine students Luke Xia (Physics and Mathematics) and Amanda Fang (Neurobiology) for being named 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholars! Learn more about these exceptional students and the Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

In this interview, Rose Jones, Director of the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP), sits down with 2024 Goldwater Scholarship recipient and fourth-year neurobiology major Joia Cappochi. Together, they talk about Joia’s journey to UC Irvine, her involvement with research, and what it means to be UC Irvine’s only 2024 Goldwater Scholarship recipient.

Austin Chun, UC Irvine ROTC cadet and fourth-year Informatics major, recently received the prestigious Legion of Valor Bronze Cross Achievement Award. Awarded annually, the Bronze Cross Achievement Award recognizes the top ten ROTC cadets across the nation. Learn more about Austin and what receiving this honor means to him.

Grant Lai, fourth-year Chemistry and Biological Sciences double major, was recently named a 2025-26 Churchill Scholar, the first in UC Irvine’s history! To learn more about Grant and what receiving this prestigious scholarship means to him, Rose Jones, Director of the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program, invited him for a celebratory interview.

At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, UC Irvine introduced a new resource called UCI ZotPASS, a free application designed to help students find tutors, schedule tutoring appointments, and locate drop-in tutoring services. Learn how ZotPASS supports campus’ goal of empowering student success.

In honor of the annual First-Generation College Celebration, UC Irvine First Generation and Student Success Initiatives hosted the second-ever UC Irvine First-Gen Week. Running from Monday, November 4, to Thursday, November 7, 2024, learn more about UC Irvine First-Gen Week.