Endowed Scholarships

An endowed scholarship can be established to honor a donor, a loved one or an organization. Endowments are a lasting way to perpetuate your legacy and belief in the importance of having access to education. Only a portion of the interest earned on the initial amount gifted is used to award scholarships. Once operational, your endowed scholarship will forever impact CF students. What an incredible legacy! Please contact the Director of Development for more information on selection criteria and other endowed scholarship information.

While working to establish a legacy through an endowed scholarship, some donors opt to provide a combination of scholarships!

For more information on selection criteria and other endowed scholarship information that donors may participate in defining, please contact the CF Foundation at 352-873-5808 or email us at foundation@cf.edu.

Scholarship Trusts

Scholarship Trusts are another way to establish a named scholarship with the CF Foundation. Like an endowed scholarship, a donor can establish criteria by which the Financial Aid Office selects an appropriate student. Unlike an endowed scholarship that is invested and only a portion of the interest awarded as scholarships, a trust can allocate a donor recommended and predetermined number of scholarships and award amounts. The trust can be added to at any point in time. To remain an operational trust within the CF Foundation, there must be a minimum of $1,000 on deposit in April of each year.

While working to establish a legacy through an endowed scholarship, some donors opt to provide a combination of scholarships!

For more information on selection criteria and other endowed scholarship information that donors may participate in defining, please contact the CF Foundation at 352-873-5808 or email us at foundation@cf.edu.

Pass Through

A pass-through scholarship passes from the donor, through the foundation office, to the CF Financial Aid Office, where it is posted to the selected student’s account. Donors can allow the Financial Aid Office to select deserving students based on donor-established criteria or they can identify the student to receive the award.

(Note: If the donor designates a specific student it is not eligible for a charitable deduction according to IRS regulations.)

While working to establish a legacy through an endowed scholarship, some donors opt to provide a combination of scholarships!

For more information on selection criteria and other endowed scholarship information that donors may participate in defining, please contact the CF Foundation at 352-873-5808 or email us at foundation@cf.edu.

Gift of Hope

The Gift of Hope Scholarship Fund at CF benefits students collegewide and is the result of donor contributions at all levels. This scholarship represents all donors who value education and give students the gift of hope by investing in this CF Foundation scholarship fund.

While working to establish a legacy through an endowed scholarship, some donors opt to provide a combination of scholarships!

For more information on selection criteria and other endowed scholarship information that donors may participate in defining, please contact the CF Foundation at 352-873-5808 or email us at foundation@cf.edu.