Florida Education Fund Inc

Centers of excellence:established in 1985, the centers of excellence (coe's or centers) are community-based initiatives whose mission is to identify and motivate elementary and secondary students and ultimately increase the pool of students motivated and qualified to enter college. This mission includes a) assuming a more proactive stance in the education of youth; b) employing the development of a group achievement model for elementary and secondary students; and c) increasing the pool of students who are prepared, motivated and qualified to enter higher education.(continued on schedule o)ten centers throughout florida have inducted approximately 24,500 high achieving students into the national achievers society. Approximately 21,800 students have competed in the annual brain bowl scholarship competitions. Approximately 12,300 have participated in sat preparation and/or computer programming courses, after school programs and summer camps.

Mcknight junior faculty fellowship program:the mcknight junior faculty fellowship program promotes excellence in teaching and research. To improve their chances of earning tenure and promotion, fellows receive a one-year sabbatical with full salary and benefits. During the sabbatical, fellows are required to engage in research and training projects directly related to their efforts to secure tenure and promotion. While the participating university pays the fellow's salary, the fef pays the university $15,000 to assist with necessary teaching replacements and support costs. Since 1984, the fef has awarded 262 junior faculty fellowships.(continued on schedule o)this includes 6 new junior faculty fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Of the 262 fellows awarded since 1984, 114 have obtained tenure or promotion or have earned doctoral degrees.