Each year, the Student Technology Fee funds millions of dollars of instructional technology at Florida State University.
The Student Technology Fee—assessed from tuition each semester—is strategically distributed among university colleges, central IT organizations and instructional technology proposals. These proposals give departments an opportunity to secure funding for innovative and critical technology projects that may not be possible otherwise. To date, the STF has distributed $68.1 million, including $46.6 million to university colleges and central IT organizations and $21.5 million to fully or partially fund 733 instructional technology proposals.
Call for 2025-2026 Project Submissions
The Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee is inviting proposals for projects that will enhance instructional technology. Starting August 1, 2025, proposals may be submitted by academic and non-academic departments, and proposals that were submitted but not funded during previous award cycles may be resubmitted.
Submission Period
8 AM ET Friday, August 1, 2025, through 5 PM ET Friday, October 3, 2025
The deadline is firm – no exceptions.
Project Proposal Evaluation and Awards Schedule 2025-2026
August 1, 2025
Proposal submission opens at 8AM ET
October 3, 2025
Proposal submission closes at 5PM ET
November 25, 2025
Proposal evaluations completed by STF Advisory Committee
December 9, 2025
Formal approval of funding awards by IT Governance Council
December 17, 2025
Award notices sent for approved proposals
December 19, 2025
STF funds distributed for funded proposals
2024-2025 Awards Cycle Results
For award cycle 2024‐2025, the Student Technology Fee Awards Program distributed approximately $4.3 million in technology fee revenues. Of this amount, $1.4 million was awarded to the colleges and another $1.4 million was awarded to the university’s central IT organizations. The remaining $1.5 million was awarded to 64 proposals for instructional technology‐enhancing projects.
Support
If you have questions about the Student Technology Fee or would like to see proposal funding awards from previous years, please contact Tom Morgan at tmorgan@fsu.edu or Anne Neidhardt at aneidhardt@fsu.edu.
