Awards and Scholarships

Awards and Scholarships


2023-2024 Attributes of a Gator Engineer Student Recognition Awards

Considered the greatest distinction of any student award given by the College, the Gator Engineering Attribute Awards are intended to provide an ideal guide for all members of the Gator Engineering community. They honor six undergraduate and six Ph.D. students who strongly model one of the six Gator Engineering Attributes:

  • Creativity: imaginative, versatile, resourceful, artful, curious, passionate, inspired, innovative, willing to discover new solutions and to explore all options
  • Leadership: visionary, professional, skilled communicator, engaged and committed, entrepreneurial, inspiring, fair, mission-guided, caring, willing to delegate, sound perspective, sense of humor, positive attitude, confident, strong intuition, thoughtful
  • Integrity: honest, ethical, willing to work for achievements (persistent, hard-working, determined), impelled toward right action, trustworthy, humble, inspires integrity in others
  • Professional Excellence: technically competent, skilled in management and planning, problem-solving, scientifically insightful
  • Service to the Global Community
    Humanitarianism: tolerant, respectful, socially conscious, selfless, interdependent, cooperative, willing to nurture and serve community, mentoring, compassionate
    Global Awareness: aware of interactions of financial, societal, legal, and cultural influences, diverse, world-changing
  • Community and Inclusion: students that have demonstrated a strong commitment to creating a safe, welcoming university community and a shared purpose that builds a sense of belonging and togetherness while celebrating differences in identities, thoughts, and abilities, to seek to provide equitable access to opportunity for all

Call for Nominations

Any UF student, faculty, or staff member may nominate a Gator Engineering student or students. Nominations must be received by Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM.

To submit a nomination, please fill out the online nomination form.

Recognition of Attribute Awardees

Recipients will be recognized during our Faculty and Student Awards Ceremony on April 22, 2024. All recipients should ideally be able to attend the event.