Whether you're an alumnus or alumna, parent, friend, or advocate, your gift to CLAS supports student success and innovative research.
Ways to support the College:
Undergraduate Scholarships
Scholarships give many deserving CLAS undergraduates the resources they need to pursue a quality liberal arts education, discover and nurture their passions, and realize their potential for a successful career.
“I was born in Ecuador. My parents wanted to give me a better opportunity for my education. Receiving the scholarship has been meaningful because I’m more able to afford college now. It pushes me to keep going. It also brought a lot of joy to my parents; they see that it was worth it to come here.”
-Livingston Cortez ’19 (CLAS)
Psychological sciences and Spanish major; 2017-2018 recipient of the David A. Kenny, Sr. Scholarship in Psychology
Graduate Fellowships
Graduate fellowships help brilliant young scholars and researchers just starting out in their careers to develop their own new ideas, pursue their research passions, and bring new knowledge to the undergraduates they teach.
“Fellowship support allowed me to dive into research in my first year, which many Ph.D. students can’t do because they’re juggling coursework and a TA load—and just life! It also allowed me to do things like attend visiting lectures and events at the UConn Humanities Institute and be part of the intellectual community here.”
-Aimee Loiselle
Ph.D. candidate, Department of History; 2017-2018 recipient of the Covenant Insurance Company Summer Fellowship
Faculty Endowments
Endowed professorships and chairs help the College attract top faculty and create opportunities for professors to expand their research and innovative teaching approaches. View our endowed chairs.
“I am deeply honored and grateful to the Draper family for their generosity and commitment to the humanities. I envision this chair making invaluable contributions to and enhancing teaching and research of history at the University.”
- Manisha Sinha
James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History.
To discuss options for contributing to a CLAS faculty endowment, please contact one of the College’s development officers.
Dean’s Fund
The CLAS Dean’s Fund provides institutional resources for need-based financial aid, travel abroad for students and faculty, pre-professional advising, visits by distinguished scholars, faculty research, and more.
In 2017, CLAS students traveled to Bonn, Germany, to take part in the COP23 conference on climate change. Student travel was made possible in part by support from the CLAS Dean’s Fund.
