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Scholarships Change lives

Earning a scholarship is an honor. Being recognized for your accomplishments and your potential success in college helps create a greater sense of belonging and motivation.


We invite to explore our scholarship opportunities. Each award is as unique as you!

Our donors make life-changing scholarships a reality for many students all across the state of Connecticut.

For New Students

Award: $500 – one award for incoming Eastern Connecticut State University students
Deadline: July 29, 2023
Criteria for Eligibility:
  1. Resident of Connecticut
  2. Available to graduating high school seniors from public or private institutions
  3. Targeted to students who demonstrate leadership and/or volunteer commitment to school or community
  4. Student must be accepted for full time admission to one of the four state universities.
  5. Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (A = 4.0)
  6. Student must demonstrate financial need
  7. The University will confirm both the applicant’s financial need through review of the FAFSA and their GPA through review of their transcript before final selection by the CSCU Foundation
  8. The University will confirm both the applicant’s financial need through review of the FAFSA and their GPA through review of their transcript before final selection by the CSCU Foundation
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Award: $1,000 – one award
Deadline: July 29, 2023
Criteria for Eligibility:
  1. Resident of Connecticut
  2. Student must be the child of a member of the CT State Building and Trades Union
  3. Available to graduating high school seniors from public or private institutions
  4. Student must be accepted for full time admission at one of the four state universities
  5. Student must have a minimum 2.75 GPA (A = 4.0)
  6. Student must demonstrate financial need
  7. Examples of leadership or volunteer commitment encouraged but not required.
  8. The University will confirm both the applicant’s financial need through review of the FAFSA and their GPA through review of their transcript before final selection by the CSCU Foundation.
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Award: $1,000 – one award for incoming Western Connecticut State University students
Deadline: July 29, 2023
Criteria for Eligibility:
  1. Resident of Connecticut
  2. Available to graduating high school seniors from public or private institutions
  3. Student must be accepted for full-time admission to one of the four state universities
  4. Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (A = 4.0)
  5. Demonstrated an interest and excellence in science or technology
  6. Student must demonstrate financial need
  7. Examples of leadership or volunteer commitment encouraged but not required
  8. The University will confirm both the applicant’s financial need through review of the FAFSA and their GPA through review of their transcript before final selection by the CSCU Foundation
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Award: $1,000 – one award
Deadline: July 29, 2023
Criteria for Eligibility:
  1. Student must be a resident of Rocky Hill, Connecticut graduating from an accredited public or private high school
  2. Student must be accepted for full time admission at any of the four state universities
  3. Student must have a record of academic progress
  4. Students must have record of public service, community involvement, and extracurricular activities
  5. Student must possess demonstrated leadership qualities
  6. Student must demonstrate financial need
  7. The University will confirm both the applicant’s financial need through review of the FAFSA and their GPA through review of their transcript before final selection by the CSCU Foundation
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For Transfer Students

Award: $2,000 – one award
Deadline: July 29, 2023
Criteria for Eligibility:
  1. Resident of Connecticut
  2. Must be accepted for full time admission at one of the four state universities
  3. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA (A = 4.0)
  4. Must be a female or a minority student traditionally underrepresented in a science field that has completed his/her associate degree at a CSCU Community College and plans to matriculate directly to one of state universities to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the physical sciences.
  5. Applicant must demonstrate financial need
  6. Examples of leadership or volunteer commitment encouraged but not required
  7. Applicant must provide a reference from a faculty sponsor
  8. The University will confirm both the applicant’s financial need through review of the FAFSA and their GPA through review of their transcript before final selection by the CSCU Foundation
  9. Award is renewable for one year based on academic performance (3.0 or better)
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Students First Scholarship

A $2,020.00 scholarship designed to reach students in their final semester at any of our 12 CT Community Colleges or who graduated within the past 12 months that have transferred or applied to Central, Eastern, Southern, Western, or Charter Oak State College.

Final semester at one of the CT Community Colleges or

· Graduate of the CT Community College system within the past 12 months before the application

· Open to all majors, including general studies

· GPA 2.5 or higher

· Requires application to one of the four CT State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern, Western)or Charter Oak State College 

· A resident of the State of Connecticut at the time of application and at the time of award

Students First Awardees

2022

Lilia Burdo – Eastern

2021

Joanna Chojowski-Schroeder  – Central

Barnard Awards

Twelve outstanding college seniors who attend Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Connecticut State Universities are honored each academic year by the CSCU Foundation with the annual Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award that recognizes the scholarship and dedication of these inspiring students.

To be considered for a Barnard Award, a student must have at least a 3.7 GPA and a record of significant community service. The students are nominated by their respective universities and presidents.

The award is named for Henry Barnard, the first U.S. commissioner of education, and a distinguished Connecticut educator who was the state’s first superintendent of schools and principal of what later became Central Connecticut State University.

2023 Barnard Award Recipients

CSCU Foundation
Central Connecticut State University

Yuliya Polischushuk
Emily Cardinale
Nicholas Knight
Tara Hightower

Eastern Connecticut State University

Judith A. Arroyo Cervantes
Emily Barata

Southern Connecticut State University

Breanne Arce
Autumn Church
Krista Jones
Samuel Martin

Western Connecticut State University

Denisse Rodas Toledo
Brandon Pancoast

2022 Barnard Award Recipients

CSCU Foundation
Central Connecticut State University

Tamara Alexander
Carissa Daigle
Matthew Iossa
Dezrene Thompson

Eastern Connecticut State University

Natalie Devlin
Nelson Javier Santos Ferrer

Southern Connecticut State University

Greta Brunello
Dominique Dickenson
Sarah Gossman
Sydney King

Western Connecticut State University

Catherine Costa
Olivia Moore

2021 Award Recipients

Central Connecticut State University

Veronica Heigle
Megyn Jasman
Sarah Ulrichsen
Johanna Zukowksi

Eastern Connecticut State University

Hannah Beazoglou
Justin Gomez-Stafford

Southern Connecticut State University

Camryn Arpino-Brown
Paul McKee
Asma Rahimyar
Therese Ziaks

Western Connecticut State University

Bakhtawar (Baki) Izzat
Isaac Jean-Pierre

2020 Award Recipients

Central Connecticut State University

Jennifer DePalma
Lea Fontaine
Brenden Griffith
Hannah Rodrigues

Eastern Connecticut State University

Evelyn Lemus Silva
Stefanos Stravoravdis

Southern Connecticut State University

Amber Marie Archambault
Melissa Palma Cuapio
Brooke Mercaldi
Alexis Zhitomi

Western Connecticut State University

Shannon Lynch
Erika Wahlers