{"id":135967,"date":"2023-06-28T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=135967"},"modified":"2023-06-28T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T16:39:11","slug":"valencia-ucf-receive-1-3m-from-helios-to-increase-graduates-through-student-stipends-and-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/valencia-ucf-receive-1-3m-from-helios-to-increase-graduates-through-student-stipends-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia, UCF Receive $1.3M from Helios to Increase Graduates Through Student Stipends and Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valencia College and UCF are embarking on a new strategic partnership to boost transfer student success, funded by a $1.3 million grant from the Helios Education Foundation.<\/p>\n

Led by the UCF\/Valencia Improving Student Success Task Force, the new pilot program will provide additional support to students before and after their transfer from Valencia to UCF.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Helios grant presents a real opportunity for us to improve students\u2019 readiness to transfer to UCF and shorten the amount of time needed to graduate with a bachelor\u2019s degree,\u201d says Valencia College President Kathleen Plinske.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirectConnect to UCF is an important pathway to help students earn life-changing bachelor\u2019s degrees and become part of the talent pipeline that fuels Central Florida\u2019s industries,\u201d says UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright. \u201cThanks to the support of the Helios Foundation, more students will be well-prepared to launch or advance their careers faster, jump-starting innovation and serving our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new grant will support Valencia College DirectConnect transfer students in the Fall 2023,\u00a0Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 semesters, and provide them with Helios-funded incentives for the following:<\/p>\n