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THE MISSION TO
ELEVATE STUDENT SUCCESS

UCF has always been committed to unleashing our students’ potential by making a high-quality, postsecondary education affordable and accessible. And we’re asking you to join us in that legacy, bringing tomorrow within reach for every Knight.

From funding scholarships to enhancing career support services, there are so many ways your generosity can provide the critical support our students need. Every gift is instrumental in allowing our students to shape their future — and ours.

MISSION REPORTS

A chance encounter with a NASA mission set Ossyris Bury on a trajectory toward the stars.
Growing up, Ossyris Bury had many interests: dance, cheerleading, art, softball, ice skating. “I was never one to say no to trying something new,” she says. “But for the longest time, I couldn’t find my passion.” That changed on the morning of Sept. 8, 2016. Sitting in her eighth-grade engineering class, Bury learned that NASA…
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After the home Ryan Hatcher ’23 and his guardian were renting was sold, he found himself homeless with one semester of college left.
As Ryan Hatcher ’23 entered his final semester, he faced a difficult reality: He needed money to secure new housing, and for the first time in his college career, he would have to take out a student loan. Then came another setback: an emergency root canal. “I’m someone who doesn’t really like to ask for…
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

Whether it’s through annual gifts or a scheduled giving, your gift is an opportunity to enhance the student experience at UCF for years to come. Here’s how you take us closer to “mission accomplished” with each gift.

PROVIDE

scholarships to deserving dreamers and doers.

Help fund the scholarships that enable our most committed and under-resourced students to achieve an excellent education. And when every dollar raised for first-generation student scholarships is matched by the state of Florida, your gift can go even further.

ENSURE

that every Knight has a chance to reach for the stars.

Sponsor the UCF Student Emergency Fund, so that no Knight has to choose between living expenses and a quality education. Whether it’s paying for a last-minute trip home to attend a funeral, or helping with rent during the rush of finals, small-dollar grants enable our students to manage disruptive moments like these.

ENRICH

student support services.

Help us offer the high-quality social and emotional support that our students need to achieve success.

ENHANCE

career services.

Provide programming and resources through the Kenneth G. Dixon Career Development Center, ensuring that our students graduate work-ready.

CREATE

a destination campus.

Help build a launchpad for the next generation — a campus where ideas, innovation, research, wellness and athletic excellence meet and are accessible to everyone.

GIVE NOW

MORE AREAS OF IMPACT

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Fueling Discovery & Innovation

UCF is uniquely poised to drive trailblazing research, groundbreaking discovery and life-changing innovation. Help recruit and retain the leading experts who make continued breakthroughs.

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Advancing Future Frontiers

UCF was built on the promise of discovery, with our sights set on advancing the future of spaceflight. We were designed to challenge paradigms in human knowledge. Together, we’ll see cornerstone advancements happen here.

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Driving Competitive Excellence

As a newly preeminent Florida institution, we’re on the competitive edge and the forefront of new frontiers. Help grow our athletic programs and enhance how technology plays a role in every student’s education.