Merit scholarship funding is limited. On average, just 20% of admitted students are offered a merit scholarship. Awarding is based primarily upon the student’s academic credentials. It is typical of students awarded a scholarship to have earned test scores and grades above the admitted fall FTIC average of 1354 SAT, 29 ACT, 95 CLT and 4.33 GPA. Most awardees will have presented only A’s and B’s throughout their high school career, however, no one factor guarantees or excludes a student from being awarded a merit scholarship.
Admitted First-Time-in-College (FTIC) students for summer and fall who met the November 1 Scholarship Priority Deadline were evaluated by the Scholarship Committee in the first round of scholarship reviews. If scholarship funding remains after the initial award round, the Scholarship Committee may review admitted FTIC students whose application files were completed after November 1.
Students may submit an appeal to the Scholarship Committee if one of the following conditions are met:
- You were not awarded a merit scholarship by UCF Undergraduate Admissions and are appealing on the basis of new or updated academic information such as a higher test scores or improved grades.
- You were awarded a merit scholarship by UCF Undergraduate Admissions and are appealing for a higher award amount on the basis of new or updated academic information such as higher test scores or improved grades.
Appeals must include academic credentials that were not available during the initial scholarship review.
To submit a scholarship appeal, you must log into your Future Knight Portal using this link.
The deadline to submit a scholarship appeal and supporting documentation is March 15, 2025. All students who have appealed will be notified of their appeal decision by April 1, 2025.