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The Holster Scholars First Year Project is a highly selective enrichment opportunity available only to first-year Honors students. Inspired by alumnus Robert Holster’s own excitement in discovering new paths of learning as an Honors student at UConn, the program supports a small number of highly motivated students who wish to complete an independent research project in the summer following their first year.
The Holster Scholars Program seeks to encourage and develop the energy and curiosity of first-year students by providing the resources necessary to enact their own discoveries and pursue their passions beyond the classroom. To this end, Holster Scholars receive $4,000 in research support to complete their projects during the summer under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Holster First Year Projects are in-depth, individualized learning experiences. Projects are self-designed, and may emerge from disciplinary interests or represent a wholly different dimension within a student’s academic life. Students are encouraged to “think outside the box” in terms of the shape and substance of their projects. A Holster First-Year Project can be an opportunity to take knowledge a step further or to explore uncharted territory. In each case, projects should be challenging, rigorous, and original.
Entering its eighth year, Holster Scholars have already gone on to win numerous prestigious, nationally-competitive scholarships and fellowships, including the Truman, Mitchell, Udall, and Goldwater Scholarships, NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, and various grants, scholarships and fellowships awarded through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
To learn more, visit http://honors.uconn.edu/holster-scholars or arrange an appointment with Dr. Vin Moscardelli, Director of the Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships via http://nexus.uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Vin Moscardelli at vin.moscardelli@uconn.edu