<p>How is it that UF goes about offering their scholarships and grants? For example, do they go by things such as SAT score, GPA, and class rank, or does it go case by case looking at need? </p>
<p>Also, how do they actually come to you about your having been awarded a scholarship/grant?</p>
<p>UF scholarships are usually based on SAT/GPA, etc. I know there are a couple of scholarships you can apply to.</p>
<p>Grants are need-based and the Financial Aid office awards them based on what you submit on your FAFSA and your EFC.</p>
<p>I dont mean to sound ignorant but how is it one goes about applying for a scholarship directly from UF?</p>
<p>You don't, they give them out after you're accepted, though you are not guaranteed one.</p>
<p>There are departmental scholarships that you can look for through their websites. This is in case you are not rewarded anything from UF directly when they asses your application (and even if they do reward you a scholarship). For example, here are some engineering (ECE) scholarships:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/scholarships/main.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/scholarships/main.html</a>
Application: <a href="http://www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/forms/2007scholarshipform.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/forms/2007scholarshipform.pdf</a></p>
<p>There are also some writing contests you can enter in and they give you a pretty nice cash reward.</p>
<p>Examples:
<a href="http://www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/scholarships/sias2006.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate/scholarships/sias2006.htm</a>
<a href="http://www.math.ufl.edu/dept_news_events/long/2007.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.math.ufl.edu/dept_news_events/long/2007.html</a></p>
<p>There's a lot out there that many students do not know about, so it is not that difficult to be rewarded one. I remember talking to one of the ECE professors who is on the committee that decides who receives the scholarships and he said that most of the time they give EVERYONE who applied the scholarship money because so few applied. Just visit your department's website and see if they have any offerings, it is more common in engineering, but you may be able to find something in other departments.</p>
<p>Thanks all. I don't know why I'm so skeptical about the fact that they just come to you with scholarships. Appreciate the input</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> sadness. this is what i got today in my email =(</p>
<p>Your award was revised on 6/22/2007 for the following reason:
Federal award decreased due to student's receipt of additional non-federal Aid.</p>
<p>I thought the money would just roll over.....</p>
<p>they away the grants and workstudy and just gave me loans now =(</p>
<p>my award was also revised......
they reduced the amount of grant from 9xxx to 3xxx......and they increased the amount of loan from 3xxx to 5xxx......</p>
<p>='(</p>
<p>.........sad day</p>
<p>Is this because you reported scholarship money or they found out your parents had enough money in order for you not to be eligible for grants?</p>
<p>But anyways, your FA always changes. Nothing is official until your awards are actually disbursed after the drop/add period.</p>
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<p>"Federal award decreased due to student's receipt of additional non-federal Aid." Probably other scholarships and whatnot. </p>
<p>Congrats on being a senior member now.</p>
<p>Yea, I'll put that on my grad school apps, lol. :)</p>
<p>lol so great....i earn $5k in scholarships and what do i get in return? like $7k in loans. whereas before my i had $5k in loans AND a student work study. UF is really pushin for the loans.</p>
<p>so random question. how popular are segways on campus?</p>
<p>grrr.....i had it all worked out =(.</p>
<p>my $5k scholarships would cover my $5k loans. then my out of pocket would just be the EFC and books/etc.</p>
<p>lol i asked this question beforem if scholarships would reduce grants. now i know the answer. YES. it reduces grants, removes work study and ADDS on more loans. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>I don't have any scholarships, but still they reduced my grant and increased my loan......</p>
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<p>I have seen them twice on campus. A professor was riding one by SHANDS and another professor was riding one by Rolf Hall/Hub.</p>
<p>Segways are basically used by professors. I've never seen a student use one.</p>
<p>Scooters are used if you don't walk or use a bike.</p>