About the Program
The SF2UF Bridge to the Baccalaureate Program is a partnership between Santa Fe College and the University of Florida. The SF2UF Bridge Program seeks to increase the number of minority and underrepresented SF students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences who go on to transfer to UF and graduate with bachelor's degrees in biomedical and behavioral science-related disciplines. This program is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) NIH Grant #R25GM115298.
The goal of the program is to support the education, research experience, and professional development of students from underrepresented groups. Selected students will be able to conduct scientific research in the laboratory of a University of Florida professor as undergraduates while enrolled at Santa Fe College. In addition, SF2UF Bridge supports and enhances the educational experience of all Santa Fe College students by providing chemistry and biology tutoring, offering a seminar course (ISC2931: Entering Research in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences) as well as a lecture series where active UF scientific investigators share their research with the SF community at large.