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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
General Dynamics Mission Systems Donates Mixed Reality Headsets to UCF
Students and faculty across UCF are benefitting from 250 new mixed reality headsets that will be used for applications ranging from developing robotic sensors to designing interactive backgrounds for special events. The headsets are a gift from General Dynamics...
Thank You for Your Support on Giving Tuesday!
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, friends and partners, Giving Tuesday raised over $1,160,000 from 870 donors - making this UCF's best Giving Tuesday yet. Donor support empowers UCF to foster student success, social mobility and innovative research. Thank you!...
Support UCF on Giving Tuesday
Make an impact this Giving Tuesday where it’s needed most. By giving to UCF’s Area of Greatest Need, you ensure the university has the financial flexibility necessary to respond quickly to exceptional opportunities. Big or small, your gift helps bolster academic,...
The Power of Philanthropy
Rob Adams still remembers the enthusiasm in his colleague Justin Klocman ’06’s voice. Klocman, a Burnett Honors Scholar who earned his degree in electrical engineering, had just left a meeting of the College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean’s Advisory Board...
$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...
Give Back to Your College
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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