UCF Advancement & Partnerships
Nationally recognized as a top-ranked public institution, UCF is committed to building the university for the future by unleashing the potential of people and ideas to positively change the world.
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
Scholarships make it possible for students to continue their education when they may not otherwise be able to afford it. They also allow UCF to attract academic superstars who may have other options.
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 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
Kenneth Dixon Pledges $10 Million to Empower UCF Students’ Career Readiness, Elevate Athletics
A transformational $10 million commitment from esteemed alumnus Kenneth Dixon ’75 will significantly enhance UCF’s Career Services and Athletics programs, underscoring Dixon’s enduring dedication to student success and the university’s continued ascent. Dixon, an...
New Pegasus Partner Addition Financial Credit Union’s Longtime Generosity Benefits Students, Community
From academics to athletics and students’ wellbeing, Addition Financial Credit Union’s longtime philanthropic support of UCF has made a remarkable impact on campus and in the community. UCF is honored to announce Addition Financial as the first financial institution...
UCF Foundation Welcomes 5 New Committee Members
The UCF Foundation Board recently appointed five committee advisors to various committees that support the foundation’s mission, values and strategic goals. These distinguished individuals will lend their time, passion and expertise to assist the foundation’s board in...
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...
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...
Valencia, UCF Receive $1.3M from Helios to Increase Graduates Through Student Stipends and Support
Valencia College and UCF are embarking on a new strategic partnership to boost transfer student success, funded by a $1.3 million grant from the Helios Education Foundation. Led by the UCF/Valencia Improving Student Success Task Force, the new pilot program will...
$5.5M Gift From Helene Fuld Health Trust to Create Simulation Center at New UCF Nursing Building
UCF is pleased to announce the Helene Fuld Health Trust (Fuld Trust) has committed a $5.5 million gift to the College of Nursing’s new education and teaching facility in Lake Nona. This funding will specifically support the creation of the state-of-the-art simulation...
UCF Fellows Program Provides Unique Opportunities in Advancement Field
Undergraduate juniors or seniors, or graduate-level students who are interested in learning more about the field of university advancement and nonprofit management have a unique opportunity to do so as a UCF Advancement Fellow. Fellows work in direct partnership with...
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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.
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 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.