Hopes - Current Winners - UCF School of Visual Arts and Design

Announcing the 2025-26 Winners!

Four students were selected for this year’s awards $3,000 scholarship awards.

Realistic, colored painting of two cats sitting on a chair by Sophia Alacron

Sophia Alacron

Painting of two boys stand on rocks by the water with fishing poles, one smiling proudly with a catch while the other looks down. A lighthouse and industrial buildings are visible in the background under a colorful sky, created by Isabella Comellas.

Isabella Comellas

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A ceramic structure with spiral patterns and greenery growing over it, surrounded by two separate tower structures on a white background, created by Kathleen Harton