Vivien A. Oliva & Beverly Oliva Vail Endowed SOL Scholarship
To support scholarships for students of the university who are undocumented or whose parents are undocumented. (For purposes of this scholarship undocumented shall mean residing in the U.S. without an official immigration status.) Additional scholarship criteria: full or part-time students, at all academic levels, pursuing all majors, in all colleges, on all USF campuses. This scholarship is based on merit with a preference for financial need, is renewable up to 8 semesters, and is restricted to students who are first generation in their family to attend college. The scholarship shall be awarded with preference for undergraduate students who have graduated from a high school in Hillsborough County, who are admitted to the College of Education, or who are majoring in World Languages.
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
U.S. News & World Report ranks USF #45 among public universities (2023).
U.S. News & World Report ranks USF as the “best value” among all public universities in Florida (2023).
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!
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!
USF is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious association in higher education.