Impact on Students

Preparing students to thrive in an increasingly competitive and global economy is a top priority at Florida State University. This undertaking starts by recruiting the best, most deserving students and providing them with the financial resources they need to succeed.

The following are areas where philanthropy can make the greatest difference to students at FSU:

Graduate Fellowships
Fellowships are critical in attracting the best and brightest graduate students to FSU. The awards allow these talented students to complete their degrees and undertake research without the need for outside employment. They are excellent gift opportunities for donors with an interest in both the academic and research missions of the University.

Scholarships
Endowed scholarships enable FSU's colleges and schools to assist undergraduate and pre-professional students with tuition and other college expenses according to donor stipulations. Scholarships reward high achievement and bring the region's best students to FSU. They also enable deserving students with financial need to develop their gifts and experience careers and futures they might never have had.

Private giving is the primary means for providing students with these resources. Your gifts increase the funds available for attracting top students, primarily by creating new undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships.

Learn More About the Impact on Students

Fostering Undergraduate Research: The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Awards
The Office of National Fellowships awards URCAA scholarships to undergraduate students—including Jared Doster and Marlee McCleary—to carry out a research or creative project of their own design in partnership with a supervising professor.

Honoring the Heart of a Resident Assistant
Wanting to preserve the memory and spirit of their daughter, Michaela Thomas, Kathleen and William Yockey created an award to recognize and provide scholarship money to an exemplary returning resident assistant (RA).

Minority Scholarship Opens Doors at FSUPC
As a single mother of three, Latasha Jones never thought she’d be on her way to earning a bachelor’s degree.

FSU Alumnus Creates Chance of a Lifetime for Students
Alumnus David Ford's endowment to establish the Office of National Fellowships provides students, such as Myron Rolle, with a chance of a lifetime.

The Impact of Unrestricted GIfts
“I think what they [donors] are doing for FSU and for students like me is great,” says Michael Cain.

Shaping Students Into Active Citizens
"The Service Scholar Program was a major factor in my choosing Florida State," said Thelma Acquaah-Harrison.

Florida State University—Changing Lives
Dana Ford always knew he would attend college and eventually become an attorney.

Nursing Students Excel With Support from Longtime Philanthropist
Camille Guidry was honored to be a recipient of a special scholarship designed to help female students succeed.