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
Colleges & Campus
Kareem Ahmed Named a Trustee Chair
The five-year professorships honor and celebrate distinguished faculty members for exceptional performance.
Colleges & Campus
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Research
New Research Group Aims to Shape Quantum Properties of Light
An award is kickstarting a new quantum research group, leading the charge towards breakthroughs in medical technology, computing and GPS.