Fee Waivers are primarily based on academic achievement. These awards are privately funded. Criteria include a minimum 3.5 GPA, competitive test scores and extracurricular involvement. Criteria include a minimum 3.5 GPA, strong test scores and extracurricular involvement. The USF Alumni Association offers a limited number of scholarships through the Association and alumni chapters to academically talented freshman planning to pursue their education at the University.
Preference is given to students who are from the first generation in their family to attend college.
Awards are automatically renewed each year if requirements are met. The Frank and Pat Harvey Endowed Scholarship Prospective students who are former employees of Maas Brothers or children of former employees are eligible for these awards. All Native American applicants are considered. This scholarship was developed in 1988 and fully implemented in 1992 by William Zuppa on behalf of the entire Zuppa family. The scholarship honors Giovanna Zuppa, who was born in 1900 in a small town in Southern Italy.