Eastern Connecticut State University

Ian Valeta, a senior computer science major at Eastern Connecticut State University, has become involved on campus in a variety of ways. Most recently, he was accepted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the international honor society for the computing and information disciplines. This involvement has paid off: in December 2024, Valeta was one of only 34 recipients nationwide to receive a $1,000 UPE scholarship.

Abby Dreyer, a first-year student majoring in business administration, is one of 10 students nationwide to receive the inaugural Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Scholarship.

Senior business administration major Sara Honold was one of 52 students nationwide to receive a scholarship from Delta Mu Delta (DMD) International Honor Society. DMD announced that Honold would be one of four students awarded the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) sponsored award.

Music major Aidan Reiss '26 of Stafford Springs is the first-ever recipient of the Wendy (Taylor) and Everett W. Yaps Memorial Endowed Scholarship, which was funded through a historic gift upwards of $500,000 from the Everett W. Yaps estate.

Eastern Connecticut State University senior Victoria Bryer was awarded the Eleanor Rosebush Scholarship from the Brownville Junction High School (BJHS) Alumni Association.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Julianna Gray has been named the recipient of a $4,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in Spain.

Eric Warner '21, a Communication major at Eastern Connecticut State University, was awarded the Connecticut Broadcasters Association (CBA) scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Taryn McCabe '18 of East Hampton was named the recipient of the History Department's Victoria Leigh Soto Memorial Fund Scholarship on April 5, at the department's Alpha Mu Alpha induction ceremony. Alpha Mu Alpha is Eastern's chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national honor society for the study of history. The scholarship was created in honor of Eastern Connecticut State University alumna Victoria Leigh Soto '08, an elementary school teacher, who lost her life protecting her first-grade students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, on Dec. 14, 2012.

Eastern Connecticut State University is home to 55 Hartford and New Haven Promise scholars this 2019-20 academic year.

Mariana Serrano '18 of Waterbury, CT, received a $7,500 scholarship at the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) "Evening of Hope" reception at Harvard University on April 27.

Eastern Connecticut State University's 23rd annual Accounting Banquet took place on April 27, in which students, alumni and friends of the Accounting Department were celebrated and honored.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently hosted its annual Scholarship Reception in the Fine Arts Instructional Center. The event brought together major ECSU Foundation scholarship donors and their respective student-recipients. This year students were awarded scholarships, totaling more than $600,000 in financial aid to students of all backgrounds and academic majors.

Jessica Durkin '18, a biology major from Eastern Connecticut State University, was the recipient of a Toppers Education Fund Scholarship on Oct. 16 at the Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield. The Portland native was among four Jewish college students who were awarded based on academic achievement and extracurricular involvement. Durkin is a the president of Hillel, an on-campus Jewish student organization; a member of the Biology Club and Repertory Dance Troupe; a biology teaching assistant; a resident assistant in a first year residence hall; a community garden volunteer in Windham; and is participating in an independent study that investigates the effects of microgravity on neuronal functioning. "I think my wide range of involvement helped me get this scholarship," said Durkin. "I plan on using the money to help pay for two biology field courses" - one to Arizona this coming spring to study desert ecology; the other to the Bahamas next summer to study tropical biology. "I have not done much traveling, ever, so I'm very excited and extremely grateful for this opportunity."

Two Eastern Connecticut State University students were awarded scholarships at the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) reception on Sept. 7 in Hartford.

Sierra Colon '17, a political science major at Eastern Connecticut State University, is one of 250 undergraduate students from across the United States selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Colon will use the scholarship this summer to intern with the Surplus People Project (SPP), a nonprofit organization in Cape Town, South Africa.

Eastern student was named as the recipient of the History Department's Victoria Leigh Soto Memorial Fund Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year.

Brandan Sumeersarnauth '17, an environmental earth science (EES) major at Eastern Connecticut State University from Stafford Springs, CT, is the recipient of two prestigious scholarships that will enable him to study in Japan this coming spring. He is one of only 25 undergraduate students nationwide to receive the $2,500 Bridging Scholarship for Study Abroad in Japan, as well as one of 800 American undergraduates to receive the $5,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Two star students majoring in English at Eastern Connecticut State University were awarded scholarships at the department's annual showcase "English Night."

Eastern student was named as the recipient of the History Department's Victoria Leigh Soto Memorial Fund Scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year.

Three Eastern Connecticut State University students from New London received scholarships at the Hispanic Alliance's 15th annual "Noche de Gala" (Night of Celebration) this past June. Sixteen scholarships were awarded in total at the New London event, mostly to high school students--Eastern was the most represented university in Connecticut.

Eastern student Melissa Zablonski was named as the recipient of the History Department's Victoria Leigh Soto Memorial Fund Scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year.

On December 8, Meena Roy was presented with the Constance Campo Scholarship by Eastern Connecticut State University's English Department.

On Oct. 15, Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its annual Scholarship Reception in the Betty R. Tipton Room of the Student Center. The event brought together major ECSU Foundation scholarship donors and their respective student-recipients. This year, more than 325 scholarships were awarded, totaling more than $750,000 in financial aid to students of all backgrounds and academic majors -- both of these totals are Foundation records.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently announced its list of ECSU Foundation Scholarship awardees for the 2013-14 academic year.

The ECSU Foundation's competitive scholarship awards are based on merit and, in many cases, unmet financial need. The scholarship process is coordinated by the Office of Institutional Advancement. The following local students were among the approximately 300 Eastern Connecticut State University students to receive ECSU Foundation competitive scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year:

A record 303 Eastern Connecticut State University students have received ECSU Foundation's competitive scholarships in the 2011-12 academic year. The allotted scholarships total $334,000 in funds awarded through the ECSU Foundation's annual scholarship process.