Academic Support
The Student Outreach and Retention Center works to build students towards academic success through collaborations with other organizations and clubs on campus.
See what programs we offer below:

Eligibility Requirements:
- Be an enrolled student in an undergraduate major or graduate program at UCI during the quarter you are applying for a grant.
- Minimum 2.0 GPA. Applicants who are incoming freshmen or first-year transfer students must submit unofficial transcripts with your application.
- Have a record of volunteer or community service, with a preference of service within the Black community
- Be either an Umoja program participant, an active member involved with the SOAR Center*, the Center for Black Cultures, Resources and Research** or be committed to or engaged in efforts that support the Black community at UCI.
- Student must align with Umoja practices:
- Engage in conscious dialogue, discourse, and deliberate learning
- A willingness to share your experiences authentically with an ethic of love
- Share what you have learned with your community to develop communal building
- Cultivate spaces to foster cultural pride and belonging informed by historical experiences of the African diaspora
- Participate in community mentorship
Students may apply for a maximum of $1,000 per scholarship application/per quarter.
*Active involvement with the SOAR Center can include being a member of a registered campus organization (RCO) that was a part of the SOARing for Education Affiliation program during the 2020-2021 academic year or is a part of the SOARing for Education Affiliation program during the 2021-2022 academic year.