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UF Presidential Scholarships (Presidential, Gold and Platinum)

University of Florida, United States

Scholarship overview

The University of Florida Office of Admissions awards a limited number of merit-based Presidential Scholarships to high-achieving admitted first-year students. About 10 percent of admitted freshmen receive a merit scholarship each year.

Presidential scholarships can be combined with Bright Futures and the Benacquisto Scholarship offered by the Florida Department of Education.

Award Information

  • Admitted first-year (freshman) applicants
  • No pre-set criteria; the review considers grades and standardized test scores, extracurricular involvement, leadership, community service and the personal essay
  • Presidential Scholarship: $5,000 per year ($20,000 over 4 years)
  • Presidential Gold Scholarship: $8,000 per year ($32,000 over 4 years)
  • Presidential Platinum Scholarship: $10,000 per year ($40,000 over 4 years)

Selected students are notified by email and status page update by mid-March. Students not selected receive no notification.

  1. Apply for freshman admission through the Common App.
  2. No separate scholarship application is needed and no additional materials can be submitted; the award is decided with the admission review.

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How selection works

Scholarships are limited and have no pre-set criteria, so students with similar profiles may receive different decisions.

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