Scholarship & Award Announcements

  • Change Grant - Application Deadline 2/28

    Do you have an idea for a social impact project? Check out the Change Grant! UConn undergraduates in all majors can apply for up to $2000 in funding to support community service, research, advocacy, or social innovation projects.

    **The final submission deadline is Monday, February 28, 2022**

    What can you do with a Change Grant?

    • Engage in a service initiative that benefits the UConn community or the broader community
    • Provide training, resources, or educational activities to fill unmet needs
    • Conduct research that has the potential to benefit the UConn community or the broader community, address community needs, inform policy, or impact practice
    • Engage in an artistic endeavor or creative intervention that addresses social issues
    • Design and/or prototype a product, device, or service that fills an unmet need, impacts the lives of others, and/or addresses a social or environmental problem

    Do you have questions about the Change Grant program? Would you like assistance with preparing your application materials? Schedule a 1:1 advising appointment with program manager Melissa Berkey via Nexus (virtual and in-person options available).

    More information on the Change Grant: https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/change.

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