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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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UCF Recognized as Leader in Innovation and Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges’ Rankings
UCF is one of only three universities to improve its overall national ranking each of the last five years. The University of Central Florida is one of America’s most innovative schools and a rising leader in social mobility, according to U.S. News & World Report’s...
Make a Gift by 9/30 and Rock the Socks!
As Knights, you know UCF Rocks! To carry on the tradition of excellence, we need your help today so we can continue to empower student success and elevate the student experience. Generous support from alumni and friends creates learning and discovery opportunities for...
UCF Alum Partners with Accenture to Create Fund Supporting HSI Initiatives
Gonzalo Sauri ’18 was a middle school student in the Orange County Public School System the day his world of possibilities opened up. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí. Growing up as a kid who loved science and engineering but never saw scientists who looked...
Central Florida English-Speaking Union Establishes Memorial Scholarship at UCF
When founding member Jessie Drey bequeathed more than two million dollars to the Central Florida Branch of the English-Speaking Union (E-SU) more than 25 years ago, she conferred on them both a privilege and a responsibility. She wanted the use of E-SU funds to...
IMPACT Magazine Feature – Gratitude & Greatness
Cynthia Falardeau remembers her son Wyatt’s reaction the first time she told him about the 3-D printed arms being created by UCF’s Limbitless Solutions: enthusiastic joy. “I want one of these robot arms! That is super cool! How do I get one? I could ride a bike! I...
Endowed Scholarship Further Cements UCF’s Leadership Role in Gaming Industry
Thanks to a $100,000 gift from Electronic Arts (EA), an endowed scholarship was created to benefit students in the University of Central Florida’s Nicholson School of Communication and Media in the College of Sciences. One of many initiatives in a multifaceted...
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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