He’s been informed that he _________for the scholarship because of his academic background.
考察谓语动词的时态。句子没有直接显示的时间状语，参考动词时态 has been informed和句意：他已经被告知他不合格，由于他的学术背景，他没能获得奖学金。可知此处应为一般现在时。故而选C