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Dr. Kristy Lewis |
Dr. Jennifer Sandoval |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Sustainable Coastal Systems Cluster |
Associate Professor, Nicholson School of Communication and Media, Secondary Joint Appointment Sustainable Coastal Systems Cluster |
Andrea Berry |
Dr. Michelle Taub |
Dr. Erica Rodriguez Kight |
| College of Medicine, Director, Faculty Life Office | Assistant Professor, Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research, Learning Sciences Cluster, College of Community Innovation and Education | Associate Lecturer, Film and Mass Media Program |
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The UCF Gulf Scholars Prorgram, funded by the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research program (UCF GSP) will leverage UCF’s existing culture of transdisciplinarity by providing students with high-impact research and creative opportunities grounded in social justice and deep cultural awareness. The UCF GSP’s mission is to educate and mentor the next generation of leaders through an innovative, team-based learning program that will ensure a more resilient and sustainable future for the Gulf Coast region and the people who live there. The $450,000, five-year award will support the creation of a program that provides the student scholars with two years of training, community engagement, mentoring, and direct research experience at no cost. Gulf Scholars will also be awarded a $1,000 scholarship each year and $500 toward their Gulf Scholars Impact Project in their second year. The project will require the Gulf Scholars to co-produce knowledge, research and creative works with non-academic stakeholders to address the most challenging issues facing Gulf Coast communities.
INTERESTED STUDENTS
The GSP will begin accepting applications from UCF undergraduate students in Spring 2023. Interested students are encouraged to join the Inaugural Gulf Scholars Fall Forum on Friday, Oct. 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. Students from all majors are welcome. To RSVP for the event please complete this form.
For more information, prospective students should click the link or image below to find out more!
INTERESTED FACULTY
The UCF GSP will have one required course for students, which will be developed over the course of the next year, to be taught for the first time in Fall 2023. The new course will be called “The Gulf Uncovered,” and will be developed to immerse students in various topical aspects of the Gulf of Mexico, from creative writing to engineering adaptations to sea level rise. All UCF faculty will have a paid opportunity to develop modules in their area of study, which will be tuned to focus regionally on the Gulf of Mexico. Faculty will be guided through the development of a two-week, team-based learning module, which will be added to a library of content that will be offered in the new course. Faculty should fill out this form if they are interested in learning more. Faculty are also encouraged to attend the Inaugural Gulf Scholars Fall Forum on Friday, Oct. 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. If you would like to attend there is a place on the form to indicate your interest.
OFFICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
| October 6, 2022 | October 10, 2022 |
| Gulf Research Program Announces Second Cohort of Gulf Scholar Program Institutions | UCF Forms Multidisciplinary Team to Create Undergraduate Program to Address Gulf Coast Challenges |
| “The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program (GRP) today announced the addition of six colleges and universities to the Gulf Scholars Program (GSP), a five-year, $12.7 million pilot program that prepares undergraduate students to address the most pressing environmental, health, energy, and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico region.” | “This initiative will engage undergraduate students from any major on campus in addressing the most critical problems facing the Gulf of Mexico region. UCF is joined by Eckerd College, Louisiana State University, University of South Alabama, University of Southern Mississippi, and Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi.” |
