At the University of Hartford, we are committed to fostering learning, personal growth, and the betterment of society. The Future Leaders Scholarship honors graduate students who exemplify excellence and embody our University's core values of integrity, curiosity, creativity, and responsibility. This award celebrates the meaningful contributions that students make to their academic communities—both on campus and in their future careers.
We believe our graduate students are pivotal in advancing knowledge and addressing the challenges of a complex, evolving world. As future leaders and professionals, our students play an essential role in cultivating an inclusive, dynamic, and engaged academic environment.
The Graduate Future Leaders Award recognizes the important role students play in shaping our community and advancing the University's mission. This $2,000 scholarship is renewable for one year.
Scholarship Information & Eligibility
Admitted graduate students interested in applying for the Future Leaders Scholarship must:
- Apply and be accepted for admission to their program of interest
- Complete the scholarship form and include a Future Leaders Statement
- The statement is a maximum 1000-word short essay that should describe how you will contribute to your field of study as a graduate student at the University of Hartford.
- Reflect on your previous academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences and explain how they have shaped your approach to your work.
- Discuss how you plan to apply these experiences to foster a culture of excellence, creativity, and responsibility within our academic community.
- Highlight specific projects, research, or activities you plan to pursue that will have a positive and lasing impact on both the campus community and society.
- Consider how your work will engage with a wide range of ideas, promote respect for others, and align with our values of civility and community.
- Explore how your future endeavors will play a vital role in your professional practice and enable you to contribute to a complex and ever-changing world.
- The statement is a maximum 1000-word short essay that should describe how you will contribute to your field of study as a graduate student at the University of Hartford.
All accepted graduate students to the spring, summer, and fall 2025 entry terms are welcome to apply. However, scholarships will be awarded for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Scholarship awardees must enroll in their program of interest to receive the scholarship. Scholarship deferral requests will not be honored. The Future Leaders 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
The scholarship application and statement must be completed and submitted by July 15, 2025. Scholarship notifications will be announced by August 8, 2025 and scholarship awards will be posted to the awardee's student accounts for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Questions: Please direct questions to Erica Brilhart at brilhart@hartford.edu.