The Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute provides financial assistance to human rights majors seeking to complete their human rights capstone each summer. We believe in the importance of experiential learning – and in equity of access to experiential learning opportunities. In an effort to better serve our students, HRI will provide limited financial assistance to offset the cost of paying the summer course fees associated with enrollment in HRTS 4291 each summer.
Five awards in the amount of $2,277 each will be made available for the summer of 2025.
2025 Summer Capstone Scholarship
Carolyn Crews, Open Society Foundations Award
Carolyn is a junior at the University of Connecticut with a double major in Psychology and Human Rights. Carolyn is interested in working on legislation surrounding mental healthcare in the future and feels very strongly that adequate and accessible healthcare is an essential human right. Carolyn hopes to go to grad school in the future with a focus on public policy.
Magnolia Hart, Open Society Foundations Award
Magnolia is a rising junior majoring in political science and human rights with a minor in economics. She is passionate about international human rights and how state actions can further contribute to mass atrocities. She works as a student coordinator for UConn Community Outreach, an ambassador for Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, and a research assistant for Dr. James Waller. In the future, she hopes to pursue an advocacy-based career that focuses on rights of displaced persons.
Lily Young, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute Scholarship
Lily Young is a senior majoring in Political Science with a minor in Human Rights. At UConn, she is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She has also served as a committee member for the UConn Panhellenic Council.
Past Recipients
2024
Katelyn Czajkowski, Desegregate CT
Michelle Eweka, Gawryl & MacAllister Attorneys at Law
Rori McCarthy, HartBeat Ensemble Youth Play Institute
Ashley Morgan, Roca, Inc.
Nayonika Singh, HartBeat Ensemble
2023
Amy Tela, IRIS-Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
Angela Ramirez, The ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia
Julia Stout, TurnUp
Eligibility & Requirements
Each scholarship will be awarded to an academically outstanding undergraduate student who is enrolled full time at UConn. All applicants must:
- Be majoring in human rights
- Have been offered an internship position at the time of application
Students who are awarded financial assistance must enroll in HRTS 4291 during the summer term and use the funds to complete their human rights capstone.
Assistance will be awarded on a first-come, first served basis.
How to Apply
Apply via Microsoft Forms.
The application requires the following materials:
- Internship Verification: Please upload evidence of your internship acceptance. This can be a PDF copy of a formal offer letter or a PDF copy of an email from the agency confirming that you have been invited to participate in this opportunity.
- Learning Work Plan: Please upload your completed Learning Work Plan.
- Unofficial Transcript: Save an unofficial copy of your University of Connecticut transcript as a PDF.
- Resume: Please enclose a resume that includes current and previous employment, including military experience, part-time work, and summer or other temporary positions. Your resume should also list your involvement in extracurricular activities, such as organizations, clubs, sports, and campaigns, while attending UConn.
Please email humanrights@uconn.edu or call (860) 486-8739 with any questions.
The application portal will open at 8:00am on April 25, 2025.