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GIVE NOWBeing a leading public metropolitan research university takes work — and the support of our alumni and friends. The State of Florida provides the funding that makes UCF a state university but it is philanthropy that makes UCF a great university. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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News Stories
$1 Million Scholarship Commitment for First-Generation Business Students
Impact increased by UCF co-investment. First-generation college students in the UCF College of Business will soon benefit from an endowed scholarship fund thanks to a $1 million gift from alumnus Mark L. Plaumann ’74 ’79MBA and wife Marilyn E. Wilson. And, thanks to a...
Year-End Giving Reminder: Special tax deduction helps most people give up to $600 to charity, even if they don’t itemize
The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that a special tax provision will allow more Americans to easily deduct up to $600 in donations to qualifying charities on their 2021 federal income tax return. Ordinarily, people who choose to take the standard deduction...
5 Things You Need to Know About Giving Tuesday at UCF
Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It puts a philanthropic spin on the retail rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Each year, Giving Tuesday highlights the power of people coming together to...
FPL, GE Digital Launch New Lab for UCF Engineering Students
Anew microgrid control laboratory in the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science is preparing the next generation of engineers to operate the modern grid and meet the rapidly increasing need for sustainable, affordable and reliable energy.The lab, which is...
Knights Helping Knights Pantry Recognized for Exceptional Service
UCF’s Knights Helping Knights Pantry was recently recognized for its outstanding service during the pandemic. Each year, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida honors and celebrates some of its most dedicated volunteers and partners, and the pantry was awarded...
General Dynamics Mission Systems Donates Mixed Reality Technology to UCF
Thanks to a gift of 250 Microsoft® HoloLens® Commercial Suite mixed reality headsets from the Orlando facility of General Dynamics Mission Systems, valued at $1.285 million, UCF students and faculty can use mixed reality to design, simulate and test prototypes,...
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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…
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…
My wife Debbie and I have always stood by the fact that we are helping a young individual every year achieve a dream that might not otherwise exist…
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 I was in nursing school years ago, I was awarded several scholarships that made the difference in completing the BSN degree [and] I decided if I ever had the chance, I would create one. I want to give something 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…
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