Mission The Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP) works toward UCI's mission to encourage high-achieving undergraduates to compete successfully for the most prestigious scholarships, grants, and graduate fellowships available, and to begin learning about the process as early as possible. In the Division of Undergraduate Education under the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, SOP organizes and disseminates information on a select group of prestigious awards that are national and international in scope, including opportunities for funded research and study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. SOP facilitates UCI's processes for evaluating applications and endorsing candidates for awards requiring University nomination. Additionally, SOP provides individual and group counseling, presents workshops, assists students with curriculum vitae (CVs), and edits Statements of Purpose and research/project proposals, and strengthen interviewing skills.