Created by the Division of Student Affairs to provide assistance for students suffering unexpected hardships.
Supported by private donations of faculty, staff, and students to enable them to show their support for students in need.
Management of the fund is coordinated through the UConn Foundation.
Offers of support are intended to be gifts, not loans.
Student Eligibility
All degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible to receive a gift through the Students First Fund.
The Students First Fund Committee is responsible for reviewing requests.
Student Nomination
If you know a student who has encountered an unforeseen misfortune who is in need of support, please fill out the form linked on the right-hand side of the page.
Donations
The fund accepts donations through a one-time offering or bi-weekly pay deduction.
To make a contribution, please fill out the form linked on the right-hand side of the page.
Students First Fund Committee
Cinnamon Adams, Community Standards
Maureen Armstrong, Residential Life
Margaret Bertram, Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs
Did you know that you can donate an honorarium that you would otherwise be ineligible to accept under our state ethics code to the Students First Fund?
