College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest college on campus, providing the university’s core curriculum. From astronomy to zoology, the college’s faculty and students are committed to leading the academic quest to understand our place in the universe, and to help shape our society and environment. CLAS is dedicated to increasing alumni support and participation; internship, research and international study abroad experiences; and providing innovative instructional lab and teaching spaces for students and faculty.
Featured Giving Opportunities
Dean's Fund for Excellence LAS
Unrestricted to college.
Beyond 120
Support experiential opportunities for students of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
General MFOS Fund - CLAS
Support the Bernie and Chris Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program supporting the College of Liberal Arts and Science student. If the program ceases to exist at the University, then the spendable income shall be used to support scholarship awards to first-generation undergraduate Florida students from low income families.
Lawrence Kenny Graduate Student Teaching Award
Recognize Ph.D. in Economics students for excellence in undergraduate instruction. Awarded annually to the doctoral student who has contributed the most to the undergraduate program through teaching and advising.
Giving Opportunities
2 Lt. Michael E. McGahan Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship
Support undergraduate scholarships and/or graduate fellowships to deserving students in the Department of History (or Political Science if no History student qualifies) at the College for a period in which they are participating in a study abroad program, or for graduate students, during a time when they are researching abroad; preference is to be given to students focusing on International Relations or International Politics.
A. A. Hopkins Memorial Fund
Support the debate program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
A. C Morris Folklore
Support scholarship.
Academic Advising Center Fund for Excellence
Unrestricted to the CLAS Academic Advising Center.
ACCSTR Caribbean Program
Support of research on and conservation efforts for sea turtles in the Wider Caribbean including The Bahamas, Bermuda, and the Florida Peninsula.
African American Studies
Unrestricted use by African American Studies Program.
African American Studies Anniversary Celebration Fund
Support department's Anniversary celebrations.
African and Asian Languages and Literatures Fund
Support department.
African Studies Graduate Fellowship
Support graduate fellowship.
Albert A. Sanchez, Jr. Lectures in Philosophy
Support lectures to be used in conjunction with the Albert A. Sanchez, Jr. Professorship in Ethics and Public Life in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Albert A. Sanchez, Jr. Professorship in Ethics and Public Life
Support professorship in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Albert Brick President's Term Professorship in English
Support a term professorship in the Department of English with up to three simultaneous occupants, appointed by the fund administrator, for a 3-year term. Each faculty holder must be a tenured full or associate professor.