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Academic Scholarships

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS help to ensure a diverse and deserving array of students, across all disciplines and majors, have the opportunity to receive an outstanding education while learning how to use their gifts and talents to serve God and humankind. Gifts to the General Academic Scholarship Fund increase access to a USF education and promote sustained success for enrolled students. USF awards more than $5.5 million in Academic Scholarships to students annually.

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Participating Areas
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USF Fund - Greatest Needs
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Academic Scholarships
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Campus Ministries
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Basic Needs Program
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FINE ARTS
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USF ATHLETICS
$1,000
50 States Challenge: Cougar Pride Nationwide
#GIVE2COO is sweeping the nation! For every state from which we receive a gift, $1,000 will be unlocked until we reach all 50 states. Check out the heatmap to see what states we are missing. Unlocked money will be added periodically with special thanks to an Anonymous alumna!
1 Donor Goal
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$3,000
First-Time Donor Momentum Challenge
When 50 new donors make their first gift, a $3,000 gift from an Anonymous donor will be unlocked for the USF Fund. Be the spark that builds momentum across campus.
50 Donor Goal
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$2,000
Faculty & Staff: Scholarship Challenge
When 35 faculty and staff rally together, a $2,000 scholarship gift from Lyle ’63 and Paula Terveen will be unlocked. Join your colleagues in investing directly in the students you teach, mentor, and walk alongside every day.
35 Donor Goal
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$1,000
Decades of Difference Challenge (1970's Alumni)
When 25 alumni from the 1970s give, $1,000 from Mark ’77 and Berinda Wolitarsky — given in honor and memory of Kenneth “SID” Kortemeyer '74 — will be unlocked for academic scholarships. Join fellow lifelong Cougars in continuing a proud legacy of generosity that invests in today’s students.
25 Donor Goal
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Leaderboard
Duel of the Decades
Check back during #GIVE2COO to see which decade of alumni has the most donors from our USF community!
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Match
Double Your Impact on Academic Scholarships
Mick Woodden ’63 will match every gift to Academic Scholarships dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000. Double your impact and help remove financial barriers so a student can step confidently into their calling at USF.
$1,350
Alumni Scholarship Rally
When 100 alumni step up, the impact multiplies. Once the goal is reached, a $1,350 scholarship gift from the Alumni Association Board will be unlocked to support future students.
100 Donor Goal
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$2,000
Decades of Difference Challenge (1960's Alumni)
When 25 alumni from the 1960s give, $2,000 will be unlocked for scholarships thanks to Mick Woodden ’63 — honoring a generation that helped shape USF — and now shaping opportunity for the next.
25 Donor Goal
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Leaderboard
Top Donor Group
Check back throughout #GIVE2COO to see which donor group has the most donors!
Check out the 50 STATES CHALLENGE!
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