Scholarships

Each semester, various esteemed organizations make various scholarship and recognition opportunities available exclusively to LEAD Scholars. Please note that LEAD Scholars who receive a scholarship from the program during a specific semester may not be awarded an additional scholarship during the same semester from the list below (the Business and Rotary Scholarships are not awarded by LEAD Scholars so these scholarships may be awarded in addition to LEAD Scholars Program scholarships).

University Club of Orlando Scholarship

(eligible award receipients are notified individually)

This $2800 scholarship is given to a first-year LEAD Scholar in the spring and is renewable for a second year. Students must be a PERMANENT resident of Orange, Seminole, or Osceola County. Applications due Thursday, 2/9/12

Mary G. Hitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship

(1 non-renewable award for $750 for 1 student)

Click here for the Mary Hitt application.

A one page personal statement/essay discussing:

• Your personal contributions at UCF toward one or more of the five goals for UCF. Please list specific actions or activities which you have initiated or in which you have been involved and the goal to which they contribute. The 5 goals for UCF can be found here.
• A personal leadership experience and how it has affected your views on leadership.

A current resume.

Two letters of recommendation which address your community service experience and your commitment to community involvement

Due Thursday, February 16, 2012

Henry Landwirth Award and Scholarship (will not be awarded in 2012)

Purpose & History

This is the highest honor given to any LEAD Scholar. The scholarship is a one-time award of $500 and the receipient will also be given a statue.

Henri Landwirth is one of Orlando and the nation's most distinguished individuals. One of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, Landwirth was separated from his family while still a boy. He lost his father and mother and survived five years in the concentration camps before finding freedom. After the war, with the help of relatives who loaned him passage, Henri made his way to the United States. Within three months of his arrival in New York, he was surprised to find himself drafted to fight in Korea.

When he was released, Henri studied hotel management under the GI Bill. He worked as a bellhop, a desk clerk, and a night manager before being offered a chance to manage a hotel in a little place called Cape Canaveral. The Starlight Motel, as it was known, was the first hotel at the Cape. It was soon to become famous as the "home away from home' for the Mercury 7 astronauts.

As he became increasingly successful, Henri sought ways to give back, creating the Fanny Landwirth Foundation for seniors, helping establish the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation for promising students, and founding Give Kids the World for terminally ill children.

Over 40,000 terminally ill children from around the world have visited Give Kids the World since it was created. These children and their families stay at the 56-acre resort Henri Landwirth created for them, dine in a Gingerbread house, and play in the Castle of Miracles. They visit Disney, Universal Studios, Seaworld, and all the other major area attractions during a six-day vacation, thanks to Henri Landwirth, Give Kids the World, and their corporate sponsors.

The Recipient

The LEAD Scholar student who best exemplifies the values stated above and demonstrated by Henri Landwirth will be selected annually for the Heart of UCF Award. The recipient will receive a bronze sculpture created by nationally known sculptor, Frank Eliscu, designer of the Heisman Trophy, the Oval Office's Presidential Eagle, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The Criteria

Please attach:

• A one page personal statement/essay discussing your personal community service experience and how it has affected your views on leadership.
• Two letters of recommendation which address your community service experience and your commitment to community involvement.
• A current resume.

To qualify for the scholarship you must:

• Have a minimum 3.5 cumulative UCF GPA.
• Be a full-time student enrolled in the LEAD Scholars Program.
• Be in good standing with the LEAD Scholars Program.
• Address the above described criteria.

This scholarship is not being awarded in 2012

Bill and Ksenia Merck Endowed Scholarship

Click here for the Merck application.

The Bill and Ksenia Merck Endowed Scholarship was created in 2000 for eligible first-year LEAD Scholars to be used for tuition, fees, books and other educational expenses. The scholarship is a one-time award of $1000.

To qualify for the scholarship you must:

• Have or maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative UCF GPA to be eligible.
• Be a full-time 1st year student enrolled in the LEAD Scholars Program.
• Be in good standing with the LEAD Scholars Program.
• Submit a completed application.

Please attach:

• A one page personal statement/essay discussing the following:
  • Your personal contributions at UCF toward one or more of the five goals for UCF. Please list specific actions or activities which you have initiated have been involved in and the specific UCF goal to which they contribute. The 5 goals for UCF can be found here.
  • A personal leadership experience and how it has affected your views on leadership.
• A current resume including your leadership and community involvement.
• Two letters of recommendation that address your community service and/or leadership experience. Please choose faculty members, professional staff members, or non-profit organization leaders.

Due Thursday, February 23, 2012

College of Business Scholarship

This one-time $2000 scholarship is funded for two LEAD Scholars from the College of Business Administration. LEAD Scholar students will have to meet all criteria for the scholarship (including junior standing at the time the scholarship is received), and they must apply for the scholarship by the Feb. 1st , deadline. The recipients will receive disbursements of $1,000 in Summer and Fall 2012, or Fall 2011 and Spring 2012.

Here is the selection criteria information:

• Previous recipients may re-apply
• Undergraduate students only-junior standing at the time the scholarship is received in summer 2008
• Must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA overall
• Financial need may be considered
• Must be enrolled in the CBA or be a Florida Community College transfer student with a junior class standing at the time award is received.
• Must be full time (12 hours)
• Must demonstrate involvement in leadership and community service

Orlando East Rotary Club Scholarship

Please stay tuned for this year's scholarship application.

This scholarship is given in memory of Dwayne Dees and is a one-time, non-renewable reward of $1000. Due: April, 2012. Orlando East Rotary Leadership Scholarship - One scholarship will be awarded to a current 1st year going into their 2nd year of the program in the amount of $1000. Requirements: Minimum of 3.2 UCF GPA, a full-time student enrolled in the LEAD Scholars Program and must be in good standing with the University and LEAD Scholars.

Please note that LEAD Scholars who receive a scholarship from the program during a specific semester may not be awarded an additional scholarship during the same semester from the list below (the Business and Rotary Scholarships are not awarded by LEAD Scholars so these scholarships may be awarded in addition to LEAD Scholars Program scholarships).