There is a huge universe of funding sources outside of UConn! Below you’ll find links to resources and funding sources to help with your search. Your faculty advisor may also be able to suggest funding sources specific to your major or academic discipline.
University of Connecticut Funding Sources
Talk with your advisors about the possibility of other UConn sources of funding. Some sources of funding are listed here:
- CLAS departmental awards (a few funds are intended to support undergraduate research)
- PCLB Psychological Sciences Research Grants for students advised by faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences
- Undergraduate humanities research fellowship for students pursuing research in Humanities
External Funding Sources
A lot of funding exists outside of UConn to help pay for your research experiences, supplies, or travel. This is only a partial listing!
- American Physiological Society Research Awards
- New England Historical Society Research Fellowships
- Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grants
- Society of Wetland Scientists Student Research Grant Program
- American Heart Association Founders Affiliate Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program
- Bat Conservation Research Awards
- Geological Society of America Research Grants
- GCA Fellowship in Urban Forestry
- Hudson River Foundation Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America Donald A. King Summer Research Fellowship
- American Academy of Audiology Research Grants
- EPA Fellowships
- Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- Evolving Earth Foundation Research Grant for Students
- Garden Club of America Scholarships and Research Awards
- ORISE and ORAU Scholarships
- Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research
Travel and Supply Grants
- American Society of Microbiology Travel Grants
- Society of Toxicology Travel Awards
- Society for Applied Anthropology Human Rights Defender Travel Award
- Travel Awards for Biologists
Databases of Funding Sources
We are always interested in expanding the listings on this page–if you find a great resource, please let us know!