Award Sponsor: The Matthew B. Schechter Scholarship Fund
Award Background/History: This scholarship is named after Matthew Benson Schechter, who earned a Bachelors of Art in English in 1962. It was established in 1969 to recognize students’ contributions to causes of human rights, human dignity, civil liberties and freedom of thought.
Award Description: This scholarship recognizes a deserving student(s) on the basis of citizenship, need, scholarship, contribution to the University, and contributions to the causes of human rights and human dignity, civil liberties and freedom of thought. Said contributions must have occurred during the past academic year on a University campus.
Eligible Nominees: Full-Time Undergraduate Students
Eligible Campuses: All Campuses
Additional Eligibility Criteria: 1) Nominees must not have been on any form of academic probation during the past two semesters. 2) Nominees must not have been on any form of conduct-related probation during the past two semesters.
Monetary Award: $750
For more information, contact: Shari Latif at shari.latif@uconn.edu