Benefits

Incoming Honors students have the added benefit of a peer mentor to see them through their first year in the Honors College. Honors Mentors are highly trained and experienced Honors undergraduates who help new students navigate FGCU and the college.

Honors Mentors

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The FGCU Honors College is organized by a "House" structure featuring five social Houses. The Honors Houses are intellectual and social communities that foster stronger connections between our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The houses offer events, activities and camaraderie for all of our 1,200 students. Additionally, students receive points towards the Annual House Competition for co-curricular activities such as, presenting research, service-learning hours, and completing an Honors Thesis. The Honors Houses do not effect Housing & Residence Life assignments. Please see "Honors Housing" below for residential opportunities. 

Honors Houses

Each year, the Honors College offers study away and/or study abroad programs exclusively for Honors students. Past study away/study abroad locations include Peru, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Washington, D.C., Singapore, Ghana and Costa Rica.

Honors Abroad

Students charmed by studying abroad at Harlaxton

Q&A with Honors College Director, Dr. Clay Motley, about study abroad programs like Harlaxton 

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Two on-campus Honors housing options provide freshmen-graduating senior students the opportunity to live with like-minded peers while being engaged in all that FGCU has to offer. Living in Honors housing is not mandatory, and students may change or renew their housing preferences each year. 

Honors Housing

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Honors College students can apply for funding to support enriching activities related to completing the Honors curriculum.  Funding is not guaranteed, but students may write competitive grants for funds to engage in study abroad courses, undergraduate research, participate in academic conferences and conduct substantial service-learning projects. 

 

Honors Development Funds: The Honors Development Funds (HDF) is available to current students each semester to help fund students’ academic activities and research. HDF can fund up to $2,000 per activity per semester, and can fund activities such as purchasing materials needed for a research project; traveling to present research at a local, state or national conference; or participating in a study-away or study-abroad program.

Honors Development Funds

Other FGCU Scholarships

Many incoming First-Time-in-College Honors students are eligible for FGCU’s Admissions Merit Scholarships when they apply for admission to the university before Nov. 1 of the preceding academic year.  Additionally, current and prospective Honors students are encouraged to apply online annually for FGCU Foundation Scholarships. 

Office of Financial Aid

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Community engagement is one of The Elements of Honors as well as one of the guiding principles of FGCU, and we value integrating service and leadership opportunities for Honors students. Honors students can participate in unique service opportunities such as the Honors “Service Lab” courses — Freedom to Serve, Fit to Serve and Lead to Serve — which allow students to develop their own service projects that have meaningful impact on our community. Honors students also can participate in the Honors Alternative Service Weekend, an extended service event.

Service Learning & Civic Engagement

To foster community within Honors and encourage student engagement on campus, the Honors College hosts events each semester. Activities vary from educational symposiums and academic lectures to social gatherings, intramural activities and service opportunities.

Calendar of Events