Awards & Scholarships
UConn Researcher Wins Competitive Worldwide Interstellar Initiative Alumni Program
Paola Vera-Licona, Ph.D. of UConn School of Medicine and research collaborators are 2022 winners of the Interstellar Initiative Alumni Program of the New York Academy of Sciences and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.
Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner Is a First for UConn
Zoey England is one of just 100 students in the country to earn the scholarship this year
Class of 2022 UConn School of Medicine Student & Faculty Awards
The UConn School of Medicine Class of 2022 Senior Awards Luncheon was held on May 6. Find out which graduating medical students and faculty were awarded.
Five Named To Fulbright US Student Program
The program provides grants for individually-designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world
Five Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF-GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.
UConn Junior Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
The scholarship is the nation’s premier award for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering
UConn Junior Named A Truman Scholar
Junior Irene Soteriou ’23 (CLAS) has been named a Truman Scholar, marking the tenth time since 1986 that a UConn student has won the prestigious honor
Call for Submissions for the 2022 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature
The prize is awarded annually by Dodd Human Rights Impact at the University of Connecticut and is presented to the author of an outstanding children’s or young adult book addressing human rights issues or themes such as discrimination, equity, poverty, justice, war, peace, slavery, or freedom.
Biden Visit Emphasizes Intersection of Human Rights Scholarship, Activism, and Policy Making
The President of the United States visited Storrs for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights
A Brief History of Presidential Visits to UConn
Joe Biden's visit will be just the second time a sitting president has come to Storrs