Undergrad Student

Reubin Askew Scholars Program awards individuals with $2000 over the course of an academic year to support a significant public service or research project. The program will require participation in the life of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

Application Deadline: Students apply during the spring to be recognized as an Askew Scholar for the following academic year. Students should apply with at least two full semesters remaining before graduation. 

Graham Civic Scholars 2023 offers UF undergraduates an opportunity to engage in a semester of entry-level research. The Spring 2023 Civic Scholars will design a research approach around the topics of civic engagement, public opinion, and public policy. 

Enrollment in a 3-credit course instructed by Graham Center Civic Scholar coordinator Audrey Smith is required. Each student will receive a $500 scholarship.

The Emerging Scholars Program encourages early undergraduate students who are interested in adding a research experience to their curriculum at the freshman or sophomore year to apply for this entry-level program. The award consists of a $1,000 stipend to be used during the Fall and Spring of your research project. Students commit to a research paper and poster presentation at the completion of their project.

COTA supports three Emerging Scholars Program participants in the arts.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Freshman or Sophomore status only 
• NO previous research experience 
• Find Research Mentor to sponsor you o Mentor must be in one of the following colleges: Arts, CLAS, CALS, COM, DCP, Education, Engineering, HHP, Journalism, The Florida Museum of Natural History, Medicine, PHHP, Pharmacy, Dentistry, VetMed 

The Alfred A. Cave Endowment Annual Scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate student pursuing study of Native American history (including archaeology).  Candidates will write a two-page essay describing their interests in Native North American history and plans for future studies.

The amount of the award is $1,000 for the academic year Fall 2023-Spring 2024. Applications are due by March 31, 2023.  All applications should be sent electronically to Ken Sassaman (sassaman@ufl.edu).

Eligibility Requirements

• Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better
• Welcome applications from enrolled members of Native American communities, but outstanding non-Native applicants are also eligible.

Application Requirements:

• Academic Transcripts
• Essay
• Letter of Recommendation sent to the Director of the AIIS Program

The Brown Center for Leadership and Service (BCLS) provides funding opportunities and trainings for public and AEI work to help students contribute to a just, thriving global community through leadership development, community-engaged learning, and positive social change.

Projects for Peace – $10,000 national award for top submissions for projects designed to build peace in the twenty-first century.
Path to Purpose – year-long leadership and social change fellowship grounded in a community organizing model.

The James W. Van Horn Music Fund is available to both undergraduate and graduate students who are working on their Masters or PhD in Music and have a proficiency in chorale singing, composing, or conducting.

The University of Florida Friends of Theatre and Dance scholarship acknowledges outstanding graduate and undergraduate students within the department of Theatre & Dance with an award amount of $750.

Boren Awards help fund study abroad trips for U.S undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

Maximum awards are determined by duration abroad:

• Up to $25,000 for 25-52 weeks (preferred)

• Up to $12,500 for 12-24 weeks

• Up to $8,000 for 8-11 weeks (STEM majors only)

Humanity in Action Fellowship offers several onsite and in-person fellowship opportunities that challenge fellows to understand their host city’s unique history of injustice, its present struggles to encompass groups with minoritized cultures and identities, and the future of its democratic values.

Each fellowship has its own deadlines and application requirements.

Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship is intended to help students who are planning to participate in archaeological field work for the first time. The Scholarship provides $1000 to be used towards expenses associated with participation in an archaeological field work project (minimum stay one month/4 weeks).
Eligibility:

• The scholarship is open to students who have begun their junior year of undergraduate studies at the time of application and have not yet completed their first year of graduate school 
• Must be at least 18 years old and must not have previously participated in archaeological field work of any kind.

Applicants must complete the online application form

College Center for Research Fellowships Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship is available for promising young graduates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and other prestigious institutions in recognition of alumna Kate Neal Kinley’s dedication to the arts.

Three major fellowships are awarded:

1. One of up to $20,000 in any field of music
2. One of up to $20,000 in architectural design and history, art and design, dance, instrumental or vocal music, or theatre
3. One of up to $9,000 in architecture, art, dance, landscape architecture, theatre, or urban and regional planning

Applicants must complete the online application form

Published once a year, UF Journal of Undergraduate Research features research in the arts and humanities, social, behavioral, education, STEM and medicine. Students submit their work with faculty/mentor approval.

The University Writing Program’s new journal, WAVES, is accepting research-based works, fiction, poetry, comics, digital projects (e.g., photo or video essays, podcasts, and archival projects), photography, visual art, and community-engaged projects.