Graduate Student Life
Graduate Student Life
The Office of Graduate Student Life provides a variety of services to support graduate students throughout their time at UCF and help prepare them for after graduation. Learn more about our opportunities for graduate students by clicking on the topics below.
Professional Development
Graduate focused opportunities to strengthen your skills for grad school and beyond.
Graduate Student Center
The center is your home on campus. There’s space to study or simply hang out with other graduate students.
Research and Scholarship
Opportunities to present your research and scholarship, earn scholarships, and develop competencies to excel.
Career Exploration
Partnerships across the university to prepare graduate students for life after graduation.
Student Scholar Symposium
An opportunity for students to present their research and creative scholarship in a poster format to the UCF community during Student Research Week.
Thesis and Dissertation
An opportunity for UCF students to receive support for all things thesis and dissertation.
Outstanding Student Researcher
The self-nominated bi-annual Award for Excellence by a Graduate Student Researcher recognizes outstanding graduate student-level research and creative scholarship.
Dates and Activities
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