John S. McConnell Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Purpose:
The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide awards to full-time University undergraduate students.

Criteria:

• Applicant must be enrolled at the University as a full-time undergraduate student.
• Applicant must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
• Applicant consideration will be merit based.
• Applicant must have demonstrated involvement and leadership at UCF (campus organizations, student government, campus offices, honors organizations, or other UCF-related experiences) and/or service to the local community.
• Preference will be given to students who have trained/supported service dogs through the Service-Dog Training and Education Program (STEP) – a UCF student organization committed to teaching members about puppy care and training, while educating the student body/general public about disabilities and the help that service dogs provide – or through a similar UCF affiliated organization.
• Preference will be given to students who have held leadership roles with Volunteer UCF in the area of animal awareness/advocacy.

Limitations:
This Scholarship cannot pay over a student’s Cost of Attendance (COA). COA is the estimated amount it will cost a student to attend the university. Additional information about COA can be found at https://www.ucf.edu/financial-aid/cost/.

Renewable:
No.

Contact:
Office of Student Financial Assistance
sfascholarships@ucf.edu