At the University of Hartford, we are committed to promoting Inclusive Excellence and Belonging (IEB)*, in all aspects of our community. As part of this commitment to our students, we’ve created the Graduate IEB Scholarship, which seeks to acknowledge the important contributions of our students in promoting and contributing to equity and inclusion within one’s program, the campus community, and in their future work and professional endeavors.
The Graduate IEB Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship renewable for one year.
*Formerly known as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Scholarship Information & Eligibility
Admitted graduate students interested in applying for the Graduate IEB Scholarship must:
- Apply and be accepted for admission to their program of interest
- Complete the scholarship form and include a Diversity Statement
- The Diversity Statement is a maximum 1000-word short essay that should describe how you will contribute to and promote inclusive excellence, belonging, diversity, equity, and social justice as a graduate student at the University of Hartford and within your field of interest. Specially, the essay should:
- Demonstrate knowledge of IEB based on literature/theory, personal experience, previous academic/co-curricular experiences, and/or previous professional work.
- Discuss future research, scholarship, and other activities you plan to partake in that will contribute to and promote IEB on campus.
- Comment on the importance of IEB in your chosen field of study as well as its importance in your future professional practice/employment.
- The Diversity Statement is a maximum 1000-word short essay that should describe how you will contribute to and promote inclusive excellence, belonging, diversity, equity, and social justice as a graduate student at the University of Hartford and within your field of interest. Specially, the essay should:
All accepted graduate students to the spring, summer, and fall 2025 entry terms are welcome to apply, however scholarships will be awarded for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 academic year.
Scholarship awardees must enroll in their program of interest to receive the scholarship. Scholarship deferral requests will not be honored. The Graduate IEB Scholarship cannot be combined with the Hawk Alumni Scholarship.
This scholarship is renewable up to one year dependent on maintaining enrollment and satisfactory academic standing.
Scholarship Application and Notification Timeline
Scholarship Application and Diversity Statements must be completed and submitted by July 15, 2025. Scholarships notifications will be announced by August 8, 2025 and scholarship awards will be posted to the awardees student accounts for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 academic year.
Questions: Please direct questions to Erica Brilhart at brilhart@hartford.edu.