The CLAS Office of the Dean offers annual scholarship and fellowship opportunities that consider both merit and financial need and are open to eligible undergraduate and graduate students across the College. Most opportunities can be accessed through a standard electronic application.
Apply for a Scholarship or Fellowship
Application deadline: Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Apply for CLAS scholarships and fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year using the standard online application, unless otherwise noted below.
Undergraduate Scholarships
Available to students pursuing an undergraduate degree in CLAS.
Agnes B. Harrison Scholarship
Alan Douglas Cruthers Scholarship
Albert E. and Wilda E. Van Dusen Award for Undergraduate Study and Travel in the Fields of Ancient Greco-Roman History and Classical Languages
Anne Kallina Sinha and Kumares C. Sinha Scholarship for CLAS
Anthony Wallace Memorial Scholarship
Anthony P. Zemetis and Helen Noonan Zemetis Scholarship
Arthur O. Bayer College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Scholarship
Arwood S. and Mary Northby Scholarship
Barbara and John G. Hill, Jr. Scholarship
Belletsky Scholarship
Betty ’50 and Bish ’50 Bishop Scholarship
Bryan K. and Alice M. Pollard Scholarship
Christine N. Witzel Award Fund (separate application required)
Christine N. Witzel Women’s Health Scholarship
CLAS Undergraduate Scholarship
Crystal Molina Memorial Scholarship
Deborah Lynn McIntosh Memorial Scholarship in Biology
Dorothy Rossini Allen ’48 Scholarship Fund
Dr. Patrick E. Fontane Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Victor Rizza Scholarship
Edward and Olga (Dsuban) Platt Scholarship
Ellington Scholarship for the Humanities
Fleur and Jerry Lawrence Endowed Scholarship in International Relations and Human Rights
Frank and Frances Nigro Scholarship
Fred and Kathleen Otter Scholarship
Gail Anne Shea Scholarship
George C. Parker Memorial Scholarship
Greenblatt Undergraduate Research Award
Hogan Family Scholarship
Innovations in Paleobiology Award
Jacqueline Brown-Dickstein Award
John R. Jenswold and William Mahoney Memorial Scholarship
Karen Libertoff Harrington and Leo Harrington Scholarship
Lange Family Endowment Scholarship
Linda Louro Petrella ’78 Scholarship
Marbert ’39 and Ronald ’69 Margolin Scholarship
Margaret Jane Chiang Environmental Studies Scholarship
Marjorie Robinson Eckels Scholarship
Marsha Pomerantz Roth Scholarship
McBride Family Fund
Michael and Brook Urban Scholarship
Mrs. Gina Crawford Scholarship (applicants must also submit at least one letter of recommendation to clas_scholarships@uconn.edu by Sept. 28 to be considered)
Myles Martel ’65 Scholarship Honoring the Leadership of President Emeritus Philip E. Austin
Nancy and Steve Kotchko Scholarship
Patrick M. Campion Scholarship
Paul J. Volpe ’67 Award
Pineault Family Scholarship
Posselt Family Opportunity Scholarship
Robert F. and Margaret Dodge Belden Scholarship
Ron Roy Fund for Future Writers
Rosen Family Scholarship for Science and Studies Abroad
Slavik Family Endowment
Susan Herbst and Douglas Hughes Family Scholarship in the Humanities
William A. Dombi Scholarship
William and Lucretia Dewey Tanner Scholarship
Graduate Fellowships
Available to students pursuing a graduate degree in a CLAS program.
Christine N. Witzel Award Fund (separate application required)
CLAS Graduate Fellowship
Covenant Insurance Company Summer Fellowship
Dean Ross MacKinnon Endowment for CLAS Graduate Fellows
Dr. Ilpyong Kim Fellowship in East Asian Relations
Fred and Kathleen Otter Scholarship
Getulio P. Carvalho Pre-doctoral Fellowship for U.S.-Brazilian Relations
Innovations in Paleobiology Award
John R. Jenswold and William Mahoney Memorial Scholarship
Jorge Agüero Memorial Scholarship
Linda Louro Petrella ’78 Scholarship
Marbert ’39 and Ronald ’69 Margolin Scholarship
McBride Family Fund
Robert F. and Margaret Dodge Belden Scholarship
More Scholarships and Fellowships
The Office of Student Financial Aid Services offers additional scholarship and fellowship opportunities, as well as helpful links about financial literacy and student consumer information.