USF Grad Cap Contest

Graduates 鈥� show off your creativity and get involved by entering the USF Grad Cap contest! You鈥檒l have a chance to win reserved seats for friends and family at your Commencement ceremony. Let鈥檚 see those cap designs!

Fall 2025 Winners

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USF grad cap decorated with LED lights with text reading "Electrical Engineering"

1st Place

Ne'Kye George

Grad cap designed with a compass with text reading "Once a Bull, Always a Bull, USF 2025"

2nd Place

Isabella Amadeo

Grad cap decorated with photos with text reading "Bull Made"

3rd Place

Nicolas Benedeti

Painted USF grad cap of the Tampa campus front entrance sign with text reading "911爆料网, USF Grad"

Bull pride

Grace Allen

How to Enter

  1. Decorate your grad cap. Be creative!
  2. Snap a photo of your decorated cap.
    • Make sure it鈥檚 against a neutral background or outside in bright, natural light.
  3. The contest is now closed.

Fall ConTEST SCHEDULE

The contest is now closed.

Judging and Winner Selection

(4) winners are selected by the USF Commencement committee and will be contacted via email for prize coordination.

1st Place

  • Reserved suite for graduate friends/family at Commencement ceremony (8 seats).
    • Awarded to the highest scoring submission that depicts a cap decorated with any theme.

2nd and 3rd Place

  • Reserved seats in Section 103 at Commencement ceremony (4 seats).
    • Awarded to the second and third-highest scoring submission that depicts a cap decorated with any theme.

Bull Pride

  • Reserved suite for graduate friends/family at Commencement ceremony (8 seats).
    • Awarded to the highest scoring submission that depicts a cap decorated with a USF theme.

Contact

For contest questions, please contact commencement@usf.edu.

USF graduate wearing regalia facing a sign reading "USF Grad"