Scholarship & Award Announcements

  • IDEA Grant - Funding for Research Projects

    Is there a creative endeavor you want to engage in
    or an original research project you would like to conduct?

    Do you have an idea for a product you would like to develop,
    an entrepreneurial venture you want to launch,
    or a service initiative you would like to implement?

    The UConn IDEA Grant program awards funding of up to $4000 per student to support original, creative, innovative, student-designed projects including:

    • Artistic & creative endeavors
    • Community service initiatives
    • Entrepreneurial ventures & prototype development
    • Research projects
    • Other innovative, student-driven projects

    Undergraduates in all majors at all UConn campuses can apply. Applications are accepted from individuals and from small groups.

    Application Deadlines:

    • Summer Funding: Friday, December 10, 2021, 11:59pm
    • Academic Year Funding: Friday, March 11, 2022, 11:59pm

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

    For more information, contact: Melissa Berkey, Office of Undergraduate Research at melissa.berkey@uconn.edu