Increased Scholarship amounts garner more competitive application pool.
 
By Jessica Dunn
 
UConn Early College Experience increased the student scholarship amount for each available award to $1,000 this year! For many years, the scholarship award was $500 each, and we are excited to be able to increase the value of these scholarships to $1,000 each. Partly due to the increase in value for these scholarships, we received a record number of incredibly competitive applications, making the selection process difficult.
 
Through a rigorous review process, the UConn Early College Experience Office selected six outstanding 2022-2023 UConn ECE Students as Scholarship winners, awarding each a $1,000 scholarship to be used at any institution. All winners are high school seniors, who have taken or are currently taking at least one UConn Early College Experience course and have excelled in the area in which they submitted their project. Additionally, applications are scored on a holistic rubric which aims to capture a variety of factors including academic success, future academic aspirations, and demonstrated financial need.
 
Winners talk about their projects in this video. Additional information about UConn ECE Scholarships can be found on our Student Scholarships page.

Winners demonstrate academic achievement and a potential for future academic and professional accomplishments in a field focusing on the Arts, Humanities, and/or Social Sciences.

ZULEYDY TORRES CREC Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Original Project, “The Real Talk on: Anxiety and Depression”	LUCY HOMER Hall High School Personal Essay, “Children of Sunshine and Rain”

Winners demonstrate academic achievement and a potential for future academic and professional accomplishments in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics.

KATERINA NGUYEN Trumbull High School Original Coding of a Murder Mystery Game	NATALIA MOCARSKI New Britain High School Research Paper on Serotonin Receptors

Winners are academically successful, are already making a positive difference in their town or neighborhood, and are inspiring others to do the same. The students chosen for this award are UConn ECE Students who demonstrate ambition and self-drive evidenced by outstanding achievement in both school and their community.

ELSA HOLAHAN James Hillhouse High School Youth Director at Dixwell Community Q House	OLIVER TUFF (center) New Canaan High School Founder of Feeding 500