{"id":203947,"date":"2020-09-08T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=29924"},"modified":"2024-08-10T20:42:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T00:42:54","slug":"engineering-a-better-connecticut-scholarship-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2020\/09\/engineering-a-better-connecticut-scholarship-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering a Better Connecticut Scholarship Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a name=\"_Hlk49514030\"><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">UConn Engineering is launching the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundation.uconn.edu\/fund\/engineering-a-better-connecticut-scholarship-fund\/\"><b>Engineering a Better Connecticut Scholarship\u00a0Initiative<\/b><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0to create need-based scholarships for Connecticut students under-represented in the field of engineering.\u00a0 COVID-19 has made scholarships more important than ever, especially, for these young men and women.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">We want to do better for all our students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>By supporting the\u00a0Engineering\u00a0a Better Connecticut Scholarship\u00a0Initiative, you\u00a0are\u00a0making\u00a0a\u00a0difference and\u00a0investing in the future of Connecticut.\u00a0\u00a0We believe in the\u00a0power of a\u00a0UConn Engineering\u00a0degree.\u00a0Together we\u00a0can help\u00a0our\u00a0students\u00a0develop the tools they need to excel in these\u00a0difficult\u00a0times.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">In the coming weeks we will be launching additional details through email and social media about how to participate in the Engineering A Better Connecticut Initiative. To connect directly with someone from our team now, please call Don Swinton at 860-336-7234 or Nora Sutton at 860-539-8785.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the initiative, please visit our website by <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.engr.uconn.edu\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; UConn Engineering is launching the\u00a0Engineering a Better Connecticut Scholarship\u00a0Initiative\u00a0to create need-based scholarships for Connecticut students under-represented in the field of engineering.\u00a0 COVID-19 has made scholarships more important than ever, especially, for these young men and women.\u00a0 We want to do better for all our students. 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