Program Overview

Gulf Scholars Program

The Gulf Scholars Program (GSP) prepares undergraduates to collaboratively tackle big challenges. Throughout the GSP, students will:

• Learn about the complex and dynamic United States Gulf of Mexico Region
• Participate in community engagement workshops and activities
• Work with peers, faculty/staff, and community members on a Gulf Impact Project

Application Information

Requirements

• Be an undergraduate in good academic standing at FAMU or FSU
• Have at least 4 semesters remaining as an undergraduate student
  • Any FAMU or FSU undergrad may apply. All majors are welcome.

Application

Students apply through their home university. The program accepts students of all majors and is committed to creating a multicultural, equivalent, and all-embracing environment. Applicants should plan to complete the program in 2-3 years.

Pathways

Scholars may choose between two pathways:

1. Co-curricular: This pathway requires at least six hours of coursework, participation in a Gulf Impact Project, and 4 semesters of extra-curricular experiences.
2. Extra-curricular: This pathway requires approved research and service experiences, participation in a Gulf Impact Project, and 4 semesters of extra-curricular experiences.

Faculty Mentorship Opportunity

Faculty members from FSU or FAMU can work with Gulf Scholars on their Gulf Impact Project.

FAMU-FSU Gulf Scholars Leadership Team

The team consists of:

• Program Director - Kassie Ernst, Ph.D., FAMU-FSU COE
• Program Manager - Rahni Wright, FAMU-FSU COE
• Community Engagement - Maria-Paula McIntyre, FSU Center for Leadership and Service
• Curriculum Development - Jayur Mehta, Ph.D., FSU Department of Anthropology
• Interdisciplinary Capacity Building Evangeline Coker, FSU Office of Research
• Mentorship - Sophia Rahming, Ph.D., FSU CAT
• Program Evaluation - Roxanne Hughes, Ph.D., National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
• Strategic Planning - Jarrett L. Terry, FSU Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Centers for Institutes, Community and Economic engagement
• FAMU Partnership Richard Aló, Ph.D., and Richard Long, Ph.D., FAMU College of Science and Technology

Funding and History

The GSP is committed to building a more just, equitable, sustainable, and resilient Gulf of Mexico Region. The program is funded by the Gulf Research Program, which stems from the effort to recover from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and prepare for additional social, economic, environmental, and climate stressors occurring throughout the region. The Gulf Research Program is funded by the largest environmental damage settlement in U.S. history a $20.8 billion settlement reached to attempt to restore the damages done by the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.