The Human Rights Institute is delighted to announce the results of our annual funding competitions. We are honored to be able to support the study and scholarship of human rights across the university for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff.
2022 Faculty Seed Grant
Our seed grant competition is meant to support and promote faculty research projects on human rights and to facilitate the writing of external grant proposals. We offer one award of $10,000 each academic year. Proposed research projects should make a significant contribution to ongoing scholarly and/or policy debates in the field of human rights.
Manisha Desai, Professor, Sociology & Asian and Asian American Studies
“Women’s Rights, Land Rights, and Climate Justice”
2022 Small Grants for Faculty & Staff Research in Human Rights
Our research grant competition for the faculty and staff supports and promotes research projects on human rights related questions. Projects should make a significant contribution to ongoing scholarly and/or policy debates in the field of human rights.
Jeremy Pressman, Professor, Department of Political Science & Director, Middle East Studies
David Richards, Associate Professor, Departments of Political Science & Human Rights
“Evaluating Israel’s Claim of Exceptional Negative Treatment About Human Rights Violations”
2022 Dissertation Writing Fellowship
In an effort to support UConn graduate students writing doctoral dissertations with a human rights focus, the Human Rights Institute selected one $10,000 dissertation fellowship awardee for the 2022-23 academic year.
Imge Akaslan, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
“Global Labor Rights Enforcement in Small and Medium-sized Textile Firms – Lessons from Turkey”
This fellowship was made possible through generous support of the Sanford J. Plepler `52 Fellowship award.
2022 Dissertation Research Fellowship
In an effort to support primary research activities, the Human Rights Institute will fund a $5,000 dissertation research fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Maria Hall-Faul, MSSW, Doctoral Candidate, School of Social Work
“The Role of Devolution in Social and Economic Rights Fulfillment: The Case of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in Connecticut”
2022 Graduate Student Research Grant
The Human Rights Institute announces the Human Rights Research Grant Competition for graduate students at the University of Connecticut. The objective of the competition is to support and promote research projects on human rights related questions.
Madeline Baird, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology
“Ethnographic research on the socio-ecological impact and right to health for migrant peoples ‘in transit’ through Darién, Panamá”
Rianka Roy, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
“Mapping Transnational Rights: Indian Tech Workers’ Mobilization in India and the US”
Sarah Luria, PhD Candidate, Educational Psychology
“Towards Equity Mindsets: A Tool for Evaluating the Equitable Self”
2022 HRI Internship Fellowship Awardees
Our Summer Internship Fellow Program grew out of a desire to help students find internship placements at premier human rights organizations and respected international initiatives. We have proudly developed dedicated placements for UConn human rights students and facilitate the recruitment and selection process. After a rigorous application process, students selected to participate in each of these opportunities are granted substantial financial support.
Shannon Collins, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Class of 2023, Human Rights and Environmental Studies
Derby Egyin, Amnesty International
Class of 2023, Human Rights & Sociology
Sophie Lemire, Individualized – Production Elements Inc, USGA
Class of 2024, Human Rights & Economics
Beck Marcotte, Access Community Action Agency
Class of 2023, Human Rights & Sociology
Katherine McCluney, The Education Project
Class of 2024, Human Rights & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Grace Pereira Lopes, IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
Class of 2023, Human Rights & Political Science
Ayane Reis Da Conceicao, IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Serivces
Class of 2023, History & Economics major, Human Rights minor
Natasha Silva, Anti Defemation League’s Center on Extremism
Class of 2023, Human Rights & Political Science
Owen Silverman, Scholars at Risk
Class of 2023, Human Rights & Philosophy
These placements were made possible though the generous support of Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics, Open Society Foundations Award, and the Sanford J. Plepler `52 Fellowship Award.
2022 Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees
The Human Rights Institute offers scholarships to academically outstanding undergraduate students who are majoring or minoring in human rights and enrolled full time at the University of Connecticut.
Tareonna Alger-Rodriguez, Class of 2023, Human Rights & Business
Laura Chapman Rubbo ’91 Endowed Fund in Human Rights and Business
Derby Egyin, Class of 2023, Human Rights & Sociology
Open Society Foundations Award
Aiman Hameed, Class of 2023, Human Rights & Political Science
Alan B. Slifka Award
Sophia Lemire, Class of 2024, Human Rights & Economics
Open Society Foundations Award
Emily Lucke, Class of 2023, Political Science major, Human Rights minor
Mark S. Rudy Award
Katherine McCluney, Class of 2024, Human Rights & Women Gender and Sexuality Studies
Wiktor Osiatynski Award
Rebekah Wesler, Class of 2023, Political Science major, Human Rights minor
Mark S. Rudy Award
