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  • UConn IDEA Grant Award Recipients Announced

    Congratulations to the undergraduates who have been awarded UConn IDEA Grants in the fall 2015 funding cycle!  The award recipients represent a variety of disciplines, from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to Sports Management, Nursing to Graphic Design.

    Click here to view the full list of fall 2015 UConn IDEA Grant award recipients and descriptions of their projects.

    Special thanks to the faculty and staff that supported student applications to the UConn IDEA Grant and to those who will be mentoring the award recipients as they complete their projects. We would also like to thank the faculty and staff from around the University who served as reviewers.

    Program Information

    The UConn IDEA Grant program awards funding to support self-designed projects including artistic endeavors, community service initiatives, traditional research projects, entrepreneurial ventures, and other creative and innovative projects. Undergraduates in all majors at all UConn campuses can apply. Applications are accepted twice per year from individuals and from small groups who plan to work collaboratively on a project.

    The next application deadline is Monday, March 14, 2016.

    More information on the UConn IDEA Grant program can be found at http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/IDEA.

    For more information, contact: Office of Undergraduate Research at our@uconn.edu