Applications are open NOW!
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Applications are due on October 24th, 2025.
What is the Gulf Scholars Program?
The driving mission of the GSP is to develop a new generation of leaders and change agents to solve large, messy socio-environmental problems in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Pillars
Program goals are inherent within each of the learning outcomes and rooted in our three UCF GSP pillars- Communication, Critical Thinking, and Teamwork.
Communication
ability to translate knowledge to wide range of audiences through varying formats and mediums.
Critical Thinking
capacity to work through complex problems, incorporating a wide range of “ways of knowing” toward innovative outcomes that acknowledge context and history.
Team Work
skills to work effectively across difference and difficulty toward a better understanding of the world around them and achieve shared, superordinate goals.
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Research
UCF Aiding Healthy Ecosystems Through Bat Conservation Advancements
By bringing the North American Bat Monitoring Program to campus, one doctoral researcher’s data looks to fill knowledge gaps in Florida and beyond.
Sports
UCF Men’s Basketball Bound for NCAA Tournament
The Knights will face UCLA in the first round of March Madness in Philadelphia on Friday, March 20.
Alumni
UCF Grad Turns Love for Orlando Into Career
Andrea (Rodrigues) Sage ’12 helps shape Orlando’s booming tourism industry as a marketing manager for Visit Orlando.