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Join us and thousands of like-minded UCF donors who recognize the power and promise of higher education. You can make a difference.
Student Scholarships
Help remove financial barriers to achieving a degree. Student scholarships make it possible for students to continue their education when they may not otherwise be able to afford it. Scholarships also allow UCF to attract academic superstars who may have many college options available to them.
Meet Cierra Turner, who has received scholarships thanks to the generosity of donors like you.
Knights Athletics
Celebrate the momentum that our athletics teams have built. With your continued support, the best is yet to come. Keep student athletes charging on — inside and outside of class.
Meet Kiera Brown, a student-athlete majoring in psychology.
Academic COlleges
Put your gift to work by supporting one of our 13 colleges. Ensure students have an engaging and exciting learning environment that drives their ambition and passion.
Meet Daniela Garcia ’21, an interdisciplinary studies in education major, who talks about the impact of a UCF degree.
Student Experience
Promote student involvement on- and off-campus. With 650+ student clubs and organizations, you can support experiences from career-focused clubs to life-changing trips and service learning activities.
Meet Christina Adams, a student majoring in advertising/public relations, and learn about her UCF campus experience.
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News Stories
Thank You Knight Nation for a Record-breaking Day of Giving 2024
Thank you, Knight Nation! As we express our gratitude and appreciation, we applaud all of you who supported our mission to unleash potential and celebrated all things Black & Gold during UCF Day of Giving 2024, April 11. In a 24-hour show of generosity, you helped...
Emergency Management Master’s Student Funds Endowment to Grow the Program
Entering a classroom dynamic that invites people from all backgrounds, ages and differing opinions to share their thoughts and collaborate without judgment is exactly what inspired emergency management master’s student Travis Leslie ’16MS to give back to UCF. As he...
UCF’s Inaugural Associate VP for Partnerships a ‘Highly Successful Leader’ in Economic Development, Higher Ed
Michael Harding, UCF’s inaugural associate vice president for partnerships, brings a strong track record of success with building and strengthening academic-industry partnerships for the benefit of regions and states. Harding will lead the continued development and...
UCF Alumnus Taylor Gerring Pledges $5.5 Million for New Football Building
Taylor Gerring ’05, a UCF College of Business graduate who is a blockchain pioneer and expert and co-founder of EthereumFoundation, has pledged $5.5 million to UCF Athletics. This is the largest single cash pledge commitment ever by an individual for UCF Athletics. In...
Florida Blue Foundation Gives More Than $1 Million to Help UCF Address Barriers to Health
The University of Central Florida is strengthening its commitment to help people live life to the fullest, thanks to two gifts from Florida Blue Foundation totaling more than $1 million. The funds will leverage the power of nursing to support healthcare, expand...
UCF Mourns the Loss of Long-time Supporter Dick Nunis
Dick Nunis, former chair of UCF’s Board of Trustees, died Wednesday morning. He was 91. “As a charter member and chair of UCF’s Board of Trustees, Dick laid a strong foundation for Orlando’s beloved Hometown University,” says current UCF Board of Trustees Chair Alex...
Top 20 UCF Today Stories of 2023
The following stories gained great interest throughout 2023. They are ranked by page views from Jan. 1 through Dec. 5. 20. UCF Alumni Announces 2023 Shining Knights Award Recipients Ten community members were recognized as Shining Knights, UCF Alumni’s highest honor,...
High-tech Hardware Gift Elevates Learning for UCF Engineering Students
Reza Abdolvand, chair of UCF’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, says he couldn’t be happier about the new advanced electrical engineering equipment that arrived recently at the university’s wireless communications lab. The new technology will help...
UCF Expands Healthcare Partnerships to Prepare Practice-ready Nurses
On any given day in any given Central Florida hospital, it’s typical to see UCF College of Nursing students in their signature black scrubs taking part in clinical education. What’s uncommon is for these students to pair with trained hospital nursing staff instead of...
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Donor Spotlight
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We don’t want [access to fewer financial opportunities] to stand in the way of living out the full potential of what was the greatest four years of a learning experience for so many of us.
Opportunity lifts the recipient, but it also lifts the entire generation. I hope this [Notarantonio Endowed Nursing] scholarship provides the net for someone to take that leap into a brighter future.
Accessible green spaces make our communities more vibrant and livable. We are proud to work with UCF to support the UCF Arboretum and its programming.
Contributing to student scholarships means helping [students] succeed on the path to life-changing degrees — and investing in our community, where many of them will pursue their careers and raise their families.
When you look at the different ways you can use money to make a difference, I don’t know if there is a higher return on investment [than philanthropy] — you change someone’s life and you change the lives that person interacts with. That’s huge impact.
I give back so I can continue to open opportunities to generations of students — my passion is to invest in the future through education.
Establishing the D’Amato-Kubiet Family Endowed Scholarship makes my soul feel good. It is a joy and a privilege to give students the opportunity to become professional nurses.
We have made other charitable contributions over the years, but creating the [Fluman-Rettig Scholarship for First-Generation Students] is the most meaningful gift I have ever made in my life. UCF has given me more than I could ever give back.
We are evolving toward a better future, and with our donations, UCF can continue our shared mission to impact positive change and empowerment through knowledge and opportunity.