Students at the University of Florida will come together to discuss and rethink the boundaries of creativity for the 2014 Creativity in the Arts and Sciences Event on Feb. 1, school officials announced.

The eighth annual event, which is free and open to the public, especially those with backgrounds in the sciences and arts, will highlight students' creativity, talent and cutting-edge research.

"I strongly believe that science requires creativity just as much as art does," Ben Dunn, director of University of Florida Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science for Life Program, said in a statement. "CASE is about getting students to come together and challenge each other to be creative and find new ways to interact."

Last year's event brought together more than 108 students and 100 guests. Now in its eighth year, the CASE features science research posters, 2-D and 3-D art exhibits, film and performances in dance, music and theatre, according to a press release.

As part of the event, more than 125 students from eight University of Florida colleges and about 50 different departments and disciplinary programs as well as students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Emory University and Louisiana State University will compete for prizes in three categories: science, art or a science-art collaboration.

More than $10,000 will be awarded to further students' academic pursuits as an undergraduate. Award winners will be announced two weeks following the event.

University of Florida faculty, administrators and experts from the community will be judges for the event.

"The College of Fine Arts is pleased to work with the UF-HHMI Science for Life Program to present this wonderful annual event," Lucinda Lavelli, the dean of the College of Fine Arts, said in a statement. "We hope those interested in the sciences and the arts as well as members of the community will join us this year to celebrate the power of creativity and collaboration."

The event will take place in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom and Studio G-6 in the Nadine M. McGuire Pavilion from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 1.