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Prestigious National Scholarships
The following offices at the University of Connecticut provide assistance to students who wish to apply for a prestigious scholarship.
UConn Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships
The Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships has information on how to become a strong candidate for a national scholarship. The office nominates candidates for competitions that require institutional endorsement and supports students applying for prestigious competitions that do not require nomination.
Education Abroad
http://abroad.uconn.edu/finances/scholarships/
The Office of Global Affairs has information on funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students seeking funding for study and research abroad.
Non-University Scholarships
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
This site contains information about a variety of scholarships available to students from the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area.
Scholarship Search Engines
Exploring student financial aid options via the Internet is easy and convenient. Whether at school, a local library, or at home, you can use a computer to become informed about the process of applying for financial aid, and you will have information about public and private sources of grants, employment, scholarships, and loans right at your fingertips. The following sites are useful places to start your search.
CareersandColleges
https://careersandcolleges.com/
A free scholarship indexing service.
BigFuture
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarship-search
This site is the College Board’s free scholarship search program.
FastWEB
A highly customizable scholarship search.
Go College
A free college search and a free scholarship search.
International Student
https://internationalstudent.com/
Information about scholarships for international students.
Scholarship America
https://scholarshipamerica.org/
Scholarship information source.