Crankstart Re-entry Scholarship Program
To offer scholarships to full or part-time undergraduate students who have experienced a cumulative gap in their education of five or more years and are pursuing their first baccalaureate degree and who anticipate workforce participation for a significant period of time subsequent to graduation and are ideally between the ages of 25-50. These scholarships are for students who demonstrate financial need, socio-economic status, challenges and/or hardships, academic qualifications, achievements and promise, and a commitment to obtaining their degree. The student recipients shall be referred to as "Crankstart Foundation Re-entry Scholars". Preference should be given to students enrolled in on-campus classes (not online).
Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.
Your Impact
25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.
You can find approximately 400,000 USF graduates worldwide.
USF leads the nation as the top producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars! Way to go Bulls!
U.S. News and World Report ranked USF Tampa as a Best College for Veterans (2023)
USF professors and students were awarded 314 patents over three years.
USF is home to approximately 50,000 students from 146 countries!
U.S. News & World Report ranks USF #45 among public universities (2024).
U.S. News & World Report ranks USF as the “best value” among all public universities in Florida (2023).
USF is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious association in higher education.