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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Mary S. and Joseph W. Watson Scholarship is for first-year students.
Benefits
The scholarship is worth a 4-year award up to $10,000, paid at up to $2,500 per year.
Eligibility
Entering first-year students with financial need, from San Diego or Imperial County, with preference given to students who:
- Received their K-12 education in San Diego or Imperial County.
- Are first-generation college students.
- Are not receiving other privately funded UC San Diego scholarships.
- Are majoring in physical sciences or arts and humanities.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Nov 2026
Scholarship applicants must complete:
General Application (basic demographic information)
An uploaded PDF of your Academic History after fall grades are posted (General Application)
Supplemental Questions on any recommended opportunities you wish to apply to
In addition to the items above, all Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship opportunities require:
A research proposal
A letter of recommendation from a faculty member