AFRICAN AMERICAN FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION BOOK SCHOLARSHIP
The University of Connecticut African American Faculty and Staff Association Book Scholarship was established in 2013 in honor of Prof. Rollin Charles Williams, the first African American faculty member at the University. The deadline for submission is April 14, 2019. Awards will be presented on April 23rd at our AAFSA General Body Meeting. Book Scholarships are $250, two of which will be awarded, one to a graduate student and another to an undergraduate student.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The applicant must:
•Be a current UConn undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time (full-time enrollment requires 12 or more credits per semester) in the University and have completed a minimum of 24 credits;
•Demonstrate strong academic achievement with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent on any other scale
•Be a US Citizen or permanent resident.
From those candidates that meet the above criteria, priority consideration, but not absolute preference, will be given first to students who are members of a federally recognized underrepresented group, including without limitation, students of African American descent.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (NOTE-If any application requirements are missing, the application will NOT be processed)
•Scholarship Application ( to completed and submitted in this form)
•An unofficial or official transcript (emailed to aafsa.uconn@gmail.com)
•Essay (500 words maximum to be completed and submitted in this form)
If you have any questions, please contact Mia Hines at mia.hines@uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Mia Hines at mia.hines@uconn.edu