Financial Aid

Students and parents looking at Murphy Hall

Invest in Your Future

The Financial Aid Office staff is here to help you figure out how to pay for your program at the UCLA School of Nursing.

Learn more about the types of financial aid available.

The School of Nursing at UCLA offers various types of financial aid to assist in making education affordable for a broad range of students.

Navigating the financial aid process can be quite an endeavor, but the mission of the Financial Aid Office is to help students do so by providing information, counseling, and resources. 

Our website will provide you with information for determining how to finance your education at the School of Nursing and our office is dedicated to assisting you in navigating your way through the financial aid process. This leaves you to focus on what’s most important: your education. 

Applying for Aid

Before you do anything else, fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the DREAM Act Application. Make sure you complete the application before the UCLA priority deadline of March 2. These applications become available on October 1 each year and they provide access to federal- and state-based financial aid programs for all eligible students.

Learn more about applying for aid

Types of Aid

The UCLA School of Nursing offers scholarships, grants, and loans to assist in making nursing education affordable for a broad range of students.

Learn more about the types of aid available for your program

Tuition and Fees

Attending the UCLA School of Nursing is a valuable investment in your future. A major factor that influences a student’s overall budget is tuition. Tuition fees are flat amounts assessed to all full-time students based on enrollment status and program. Most UCLA fees are paid by term. Costs for housing, books, materials, etc. are not included.

Learn more about tuition fees for your program

Cost of Attendance

The Cost of Attendance (COA) is your student budget. Your budget is the estimated average and reasonable cost of completing an academic year at the UCLA School of Nursing. The COA includes cost components such as tuition and fees, housing, books, personal expenses, and transportation. Your budget serves as the foundation for determining your financial need as well as the amount of qualified aid, including grants and scholarships, that can be offered to you.

Learn more about the cost of attendance for your program

Megan Guardiano

Nursing doctoral student, Megan Guardiano, selected for two prestigious awards

UCLA School of Nursing doctoral student Megan Guardiano, MS, RN, PHN, has been selected to receive the UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) award and the 2024 Empowering GI Professional Diversity Scholarship from the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA).

Aracely Orozco sitting with Leonie Thomas to discuss financial aid

Graduate Student Earns $25,000 Scholarship

Aracely Orozco, RN, has dedicated her career to helping underserved populations. She applied for an Advanced Healthcare Practice Scholarship from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). The state agency aims to expand equitable access to healthcare for all Californians, including ensuring that communities have culturally diverse and competent healthcare providers. It requires recipients to work in an underserved hospital for at least one year. The application process was simple and Orozco was already committed to working in such a setting.

3 ucla nursing students posing for a photograph with their scholarships

Scholarship Luncheon celebrates the impact of philanthropy

The UCLA School of Nursing hosted its annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon on May 10, honoring scholarship recipients and the donors that support these transformative gifts. This year, UCLA Nursing announced that more than 600 scholarships were awarded to more than 250 students for the 2022-2023 academic year.