{"id":28,"date":"2022-07-06T21:01:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T21:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwqa.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:36:21","slug":"legislative-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/legislative-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section id=\"about\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-legislative-scholars-about auto-section mt-5 pb-md-5\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"About\" aria-label=\"About\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container mb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"\">Gain Valuable Experience in the State Legislative Process<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The UCF Scholars Legislative Program offers a premier, immersive, full-time experience during the Spring 2027 Legislative Session. From the classroom to the Capitol, students gain firsthand exposure to the legislative process by working directly with legislative staff and professional lobbyists in Tallahassee,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scholars develop practical, nonpartisan experience in state government through hands-on responsibilities including research, bill tracking, constituent services, and other support. This experience offers an inside look at how laws are shaped, debated, and implemented at the state level.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scholars are placed with a member of the Legislative Delegation or an established lobbying organization and are required to reside in Tallahassee throughout the legislative session and interim committee weeks. A shared apartment is provided, with rent fully covered by the program. Each selected Scholar is awarded a $3,000 scholarship for their participation in the program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"presidents quote\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-legislative-scholars-quote auto-section pb-md-4 pt-4 pt-md-5 bg-inverse\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container mb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-first col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead font-slab-serif mb-4 mb-lg-5\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8220;This was an incredible opportunity! I only have positive things to say about this experience, it truly set me up for success and greatly altered the remainder of my time at UCF by allowing me to achieve things I didn&#8217;t think possible. I highly recommend participating in this program, it will greatly improve your understanding of the legislative process at the state level and help you find job opportunities post-graduation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ffc906\"><em>\u2014 Meg Hall , Senior Specialist for Government Relations at Walt Disney World<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center mb-2 flex-md-last flex-lg-unordered col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot-575x575.png 575w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Meg-Hall-Disney-Headshot.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"members\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-legislative-scholars-scholars auto-section pb-md-4 pt-4 pt-md-5\" style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; \" data-section-link-title=\"Members &amp; Resources\" aria-label=\"Members &amp; Resources\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container mb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>Get Social<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/ucflegislativescholars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/image-removebg-preview-2-300x288.png\" alt=\"Legislative Scholars Link Tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/image-removebg-preview-2-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/image-removebg-preview-2.png 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-center\">Connect with our Legislative Scholars, alumni, events, and more<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"join\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-legislative-scholars-join auto-section pt-5 pb-md-5 bg-inverse text-inverse\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Join\" aria-label=\"Join\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"\">Become a Legislative Scholar!<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-first col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Check out the application &amp; tips button to review the resources provided to help you prepare the best possible application with tips from the selection committee and current members, as well as some of the benefits of joining.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center mb-2 flex-md-last flex-lg-unordered col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/legislative-scholar-application-tips\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-235 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Applications-Tips-Button-300x183.png\" alt=\"Legislative Scholars Application and Tips \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Applications-Tips-Button-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/government-community-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/Applications-Tips-Button.png 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"contact\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-legislative-scholars-contact auto-section pb-md-4 pt-4 pt-md-5 bg-primary\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Contact\" aria-label=\"Contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container mb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"\">Program Administration<\/h3>\n<p>Legislative Scholars is coordinated through UCF\u2019s Office of Government &amp; Community Relations. For more information about the program, contact any of the following:<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container mb-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-left col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<strong>Austin Wilson<br \/>\n<\/strong>Manager, Public Affairs<br \/>\nGovernment &amp; Community Relations<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Austin@ucf.edu\">Austin@ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-left col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<strong>Fred Kittinger<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Associate Vice President<br \/>\nGovernment &amp; Community Relations<br \/>\n<a 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