New application cycle opens in Fall 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.
In The News
Community
Behind the Rescue: UCF Expert on the Mental Toll of Disaster Response
As first responders continue aiding communities devastated by recent Texas floods, UCF RESTORES’ Deborah Beidel shares insight into the psychological burden they face and ways…
Research
UCF Names Marc Mendonca Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship
Mendonca will support the UCF research enterprise by overseeing funding programs and initiatives, including centers, institutes and core facilities.
Colleges & Campus
America’s Space University to Launch New Space MBA in Spring 2026
Applications for the new degree, which is a fully online, part-time graduate business program spanning 24 months, are open now until Dec. 1.