Merit awards (Trustee, Presidential, Mork)
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- Award
- Merit awards up to full tuition. Presidential is half tuition. Current Mork award count and package unresolved.
- Deadline
- November 1, 2026 (EA/ED) for Dornsife merit consideration; audition-based schools can differ
- How to apply
- Submit the admission application by the relevant school’s merit deadline. No separate need-based aid application is required for Office of Admission merit consideration. Current Mork-specific selection instructions are not published in reviewed material.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- Admission applicants by the merit deadline.
- Good to know
- The 2026-27 guide covers Trustee, Presidential and other admission merit awards for eight semesters, or ten for the five-year Bachelor of Architecture, subject to full-time enrollment, academic standing, annual progress ordinarily 30 units and conduct standards. Awards are mutually exclusive; other tuition funding and total cost-of-attendance limits can reduce awards. Mork availability and package remain unconfirmed. The fall 2027 first-year page confirms performing-arts applicants use December 1 Regular Decision for merit consideration; Dornsife confirms November 1, 2026 EA/ED.
- Details
- Before Early Action